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NASA's Perseverance Rover Finds Igneous Rocks Showing Signs Of Water On Early Mars
The rover found igneous rocks. These rocks can form deep underground from magma or through volcanic activity at the surface.
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NASA Scientist Discovers Largest Newly Formed Crater On Moon
It was created after a comet or asteroid the size of a three- to six-story building hit the lunar surface.
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Rare Once-In-132-Years Comet Impact Left Giant Moon Crater, NASA Shares Pic
The steep-sided hole - about 728 feet (222 meters) across and up to 141 feet (43 meters) deep - is the solar system's biggest known impact crater carved out in recent times.
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Astronaut Shares Photograph Of Hundreds-Of-Millions-Year-Old Crater From Space
The photo illustrates its immense size, showing that it is large enough to be seen from space.
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Road Built 3 Months Ago For Rs 18 Crore Caves In, Truck Gets Stuck
A road built for Rs 18 crore under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana has developed a massive crater barely three months after its construction, raising questions over the quality of the work.
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How Turkmenistan's "Door To Hell" Has Been Burning For Over 50 Years
A 1971 drilling accident in Turkmenistan's desert set off a fire that is still burning today.
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NASA Releases Images Of Moon Crater Carved By Crashed SpaceX Rocket
Scientists from the US space agency determined the crater was 60-feet-wide (18 meters), and less than 10 feet deep, based on the length of its shadow.
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NASA Rover Fires Laser At Mars Rock, Uncovers Surprising Gemstone Clues
NASA's Perseverance rover has uncovered unexpectedly high concentrations of gemstone-associated minerals inside a Martian rock at Jezero Crater.
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"It's Hard To Watch It Burn": Astronaut Anil Menon Shares Photos Of Oregon Wildfire From Space
He said he spent many good years in that part of Oregon and that it was difficult to see it burning from space.
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How Google Maps Helped Discover An Ancient Meteorite Crater In Canada
The crater is 25 kilometers wide, larger than most cities, and one of the major discoveries globally in recent years.
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NASA's Perseverance Rover Finds Giant Layered Mars Rock Structure Shaped By Asteroids
The rover found a 245-foot-thick layer of old rock on the rim of Jezero Crater, showing that the formation was created by repeated asteroid impacts.
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Study Reveals What Hit Earth Before Dinosaurs Even Existed
Researchers from Curtin University have dated the world's oldest known impact crater in Western Australia to 3 billion years ago.
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8-Year-Old Boy Finds 1,700-Year-Old Roman Artifact During Family Trip In Israel
The fragment measures around six by six centimetres and shows part of a human figure with carefully sculpted folds of fabric.
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NASA's Psyche Mission Captures Stunning View Of Huygens Crater On Mars
When Psyche arrives at the metal-rich asteroid in August 2029, it will slip into orbit and start mapping the surface. Scientists think asteroid Psyche could be the exposed metallic core of an ancient planetesimal
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Turkmenistan's Darvaza 'Gates of Hell' Crater May Finally Be Dimming, Says Report
Satellite images from May 2020 showed a roaring pit; recent accounts describe a much weaker flame.
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NASA's Perseverance Rover Finds Igneous Rocks Showing Signs Of Water On Early Mars
The rover found igneous rocks. These rocks can form deep underground from magma or through volcanic activity at the surface.
-
NASA Scientist Discovers Largest Newly Formed Crater On Moon
It was created after a comet or asteroid the size of a three- to six-story building hit the lunar surface.
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Rare Once-In-132-Years Comet Impact Left Giant Moon Crater, NASA Shares Pic
The steep-sided hole - about 728 feet (222 meters) across and up to 141 feet (43 meters) deep - is the solar system's biggest known impact crater carved out in recent times.
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Astronaut Shares Photograph Of Hundreds-Of-Millions-Year-Old Crater From Space
The photo illustrates its immense size, showing that it is large enough to be seen from space.
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Road Built 3 Months Ago For Rs 18 Crore Caves In, Truck Gets Stuck
A road built for Rs 18 crore under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana has developed a massive crater barely three months after its construction, raising questions over the quality of the work.
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How Turkmenistan's "Door To Hell" Has Been Burning For Over 50 Years
A 1971 drilling accident in Turkmenistan's desert set off a fire that is still burning today.
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NASA Releases Images Of Moon Crater Carved By Crashed SpaceX Rocket
Scientists from the US space agency determined the crater was 60-feet-wide (18 meters), and less than 10 feet deep, based on the length of its shadow.
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NASA Rover Fires Laser At Mars Rock, Uncovers Surprising Gemstone Clues
NASA's Perseverance rover has uncovered unexpectedly high concentrations of gemstone-associated minerals inside a Martian rock at Jezero Crater.
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"It's Hard To Watch It Burn": Astronaut Anil Menon Shares Photos Of Oregon Wildfire From Space
He said he spent many good years in that part of Oregon and that it was difficult to see it burning from space.
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How Google Maps Helped Discover An Ancient Meteorite Crater In Canada
The crater is 25 kilometers wide, larger than most cities, and one of the major discoveries globally in recent years.
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NASA's Perseverance Rover Finds Giant Layered Mars Rock Structure Shaped By Asteroids
The rover found a 245-foot-thick layer of old rock on the rim of Jezero Crater, showing that the formation was created by repeated asteroid impacts.
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Study Reveals What Hit Earth Before Dinosaurs Even Existed
Researchers from Curtin University have dated the world's oldest known impact crater in Western Australia to 3 billion years ago.
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8-Year-Old Boy Finds 1,700-Year-Old Roman Artifact During Family Trip In Israel
The fragment measures around six by six centimetres and shows part of a human figure with carefully sculpted folds of fabric.
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NASA's Psyche Mission Captures Stunning View Of Huygens Crater On Mars
When Psyche arrives at the metal-rich asteroid in August 2029, it will slip into orbit and start mapping the surface. Scientists think asteroid Psyche could be the exposed metallic core of an ancient planetesimal
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Turkmenistan's Darvaza 'Gates of Hell' Crater May Finally Be Dimming, Says Report
Satellite images from May 2020 showed a roaring pit; recent accounts describe a much weaker flame.
