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Study: NASA's Mars rovers found manganese oxides in Gale's rocks
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
When NASA's Mars rovers found manganese oxides in rocks in the Gale and Endeavor craters on Mars in 2014, the discovery sparked some scientists to suggest that the red planet might have once had more oxygen in its atmosphere billions of years ago.
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Researchers discover largest known fresh meteorite strike on Mars
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Researchers have helped discover the largest fresh meteorite impact craters on Mars since NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter began scouring the planet for them 16 years ago, one of which contained ice at the lowest altitude ever observed.
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Commuters request govt to repair potholes on Delhi-Jaipur Highway near Gur
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Gurugram (Haryana) [India], October 13 (ANI): The stretch of Delhi-Jaipur Highway (NH 48) near Gurugram has potholes and craters which damage vehicles and obstruct traffic, said commuters, who requested the government to get the road repaired.
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Newly formed craters located on Mars hold clues about atmosphere and inter
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 30 (ANI): An international team of researchers with NASA's InSight mission located four new craters created by impacts on the arssurface of M. Using data from a seismometer and visuals acquired from the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, the team successfully calculated
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Study: Elliptical craters shed light on age of Saturn's moons
Updated : 3 years, 8 months 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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Scientists discover mounds of ice in craters giving new insight into Mars'
Updated : 3 years, 11 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, 1 month 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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Research finds cause of lost magnetism at meteorite site
Updated : 4 years, 3 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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Study finds Mars's surface got shaped by furious floods from overflowing c
Updated : 4 years, 5 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, 5 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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AI is helping scientists discover fresh craters on Mars
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [USA], October 2 (ANI): Sometime between March 2010 and May 2012, a meteor streaked across the Martian sky and broke into pieces, slamming into the planet's surface. The resulting craters were relatively small -- just 13 feet (4 meters) in diameter. The smaller the features, the m
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Scientists study if meteorite impacts help create life on Earth and beyond
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Ontario [Canada], September 3 (ANI): A new study, posits that impact craters should absolutely be considered by space agencies like NASA and ESA as top exploration targets, not just for their invaluable post-impact geological records, but also -- and perhaps more importantly -- as prime loca
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