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Seismic waves from marsquake detected, revealed possible past meteoroid im
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The largest earthquake ever detected on Mars has revealed layers in its crust that could indicate past collision with a massive object, such as a meteoroid. Previous data have suggested the past occurrence of a large impact, and the findings offer evidence that might support this hypothesis.
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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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Coimbaore: Man discovered 35-year old meteoroid stone in farmhouse
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) [India], June 25 (ANI): A Coimbatore based man, Lakshmi Narayan, discovered a 35-year old meteoroid stone in his farmhouse. He visited the collectorate office to hand over the stone to the respective authorities on Monday.
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Here's how lunar dust clouds are formed, say scientists
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 25 (ANI): Scientists have now identified a mechanism explaining the appearance of two dusty plasma clouds resulting from a meteoroid that impacted the surface of the Moon.
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