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Giant Mars asteroid impact creates vast swath of destruction with 2 billion craters

More than two million years ago, a giant asteroid hit Mars, creating a large crater and approximately two billion smaller craters on the surface. These secondary craters appear across 1,000 miles (1,800 kilometers), making this asteroid event one of the largest impacts seen on the Red Planet in relatively recent history. It is estimated that… Read More »

Mars Express orbiter provides evidence of ancient microbial life, water and volcanism on the Red Planet

The red planet Mars is visible on the left. A white box surrounds the image of the Martian surface, with an arrow from the box towards the planet. Another box, with an arrow pointing to the first box, shows a closer view of the Martian surface. A team from the University of Arizona’s Lunar and… Read More »