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Study: Explosive volcanic eruption produced rare mineral on Mars
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Washington [US], July 26 (ANI): Planetary scientists have an answer to a mystery that's puzzled the Mars research community since NASA's Curiosity rover discovered a mineral called tridymite in Gale Crater.
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CraterClub integrates with LEARN to set up India's first decentralized cre
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 12 (ANI/SRV): Live streaming and auctions platform CraterClub announced it has joined hands with LEARN project, a blockchain project founded by Rohas Nagpal. The collaboration will entail building India's first creator loyalty program on the blockchain infrastructure.
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Researchers simulate defence test against potential asteroid impacts on Ea
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], July 2 (ANI): NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission is the world's first full-scale planetary defence test against potential asteroid impacts on Earth. Researchers now show that instead of leaving behind a relatively small crater, the impact of the DART spac
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Study: Elliptical craters shed light on age of Saturn's moons
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], June 25 (ANI): A new study describes how unique populations of craters on two of Saturn's moons could help indicate the satellites' age and the conditions of their formation. Using data from NASA's Cassini mission, researchers have surveyed elliptical craters on Saturn's moo
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Research shows NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter spotting rocket impact
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Maryland [US], June 24 (ANI): Astronomers last year discovered the body of a rocket headed for a lunar collision. The impact occurred on March 4, and the resulting crater was later discovered by NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter.
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Scientists discover mounds of ice in craters giving new insight into Mars'
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 1 (ANI): According to a recent study, newly discovered deposits of layered ice in craters scattered around Mars' southern hemisphere have provided insights into how the planet's orientation controlled its climate over the past 4 million years.
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Consistent asteroid showers rock previous thinking on Mars craters: Study
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Perth [Australia], January 22 (ANI): A new research led by New Curtin University, confirmed that the frequency of asteroid collisions that formed impact craters on Mars, has been consistent over the past 600 million years.
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Newly discovered carbon may yield clues to ancient Mars: Study
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Pennsylvania [US], January 19 (ANI): NASA's Curiosity rover landed on Mars on August 6, 2012, and since then has roamed Gale Crater taking samples and sent the results back home for researchers to interpret.
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Research finds cause of lost magnetism at meteorite site
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Alaska [US], November 24 (ANI): A scientist from the University of Alaska Fairbanks has found a method for detecting the meteorite impact sites that have long lost their craters. This discovery can go further into the research of not just Earth's geology but also the other planets of our sol
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Japan's major volcano Mt Aso expected to erupt again
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], October 26 (ANI/Xinhua): The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) warned of another possible major volcanic eruption of Mt Aso in southwestern Japan, where an increase in volcanic earthquakes was observed, local media reported Tuesday.
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Study finds Mars's surface got shaped by furious floods from overflowing c
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 3 (ANI): Massive floods from overflowing crater lakes had an outsized role in shaping the Martian surface, carving deep chasms and moving vast amounts of sediment, suggest a recent study, led by researchers at The University of Texas at Austin.
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Mars' surface shaped by fast, furious floods from overflowing craters
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 30 (ANI): A new study, led by researchers at The University of Texas at Austin, has found that massive floods from overflowing crater lakes had an outsized role in shaping the Martian surface, carving deep chasms and moving vast amounts of sediment.
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