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space1 year ago•4 min saved

"Massive Asteroid Impact: 2 Billion Craters on Mars Revealed"

A giant asteroid impact on Mars 2.3 million years ago created a massive crater called Corinto and around two billion smaller individual craters across a 1,000-mile region. The impact, one of the biggest seen on Mars, left behind a vast field of destruction, with secondary craters ranging in size and shape. Data from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter was used to study the impact and its aftermath, revealing insights into the composition of the ejected material and the potential presence of water or ice at the impact site.

via Space.com|

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science1 year ago•2 min saved

"Uncovering the Mystery of 2 Billion Craters on Mars: NASA's Discovery"

A recent study reveals that a massive impactor created the 8.7-mile-wide Corinto crater on Mars approximately 2.3 million years ago, resulting in the formation of 2 billion smaller craters on the planet's surface. The impactor's fragments created a network of secondary craters concentrated to the south and southwest of Corinto, with the farthest reaching 1,150 miles away. The study, presented at a planetary science conference, utilized data from the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter to analyze the crater and its surroundings, suggesting that the impactor was likely made of basalt and may have struck at an oblique angle. Additionally, the presence of pits on Corinto's interior floor indicates the area was covered in water ice at the time of impact.

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