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European Mars orbiter spies crumbling crater ‘soaked in layers of Martian history’ (photo)

A European Mars probe captured a stunning view of a Martian crater that’s rich in many of the features that…

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A giant crater on the moon may hold remnants of an ancient magma ocean. Artemis astronauts could bring home samples of it

A giant impact crater on the moon may contain primordial pieces of the lunar mantle and remnants of an ancient…

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Wilkes Land crater: The 315-mile anomaly beneath East Antarctica that’s possibly the ‘greatest impact crater known’ on Earth

QUICK FACTS Name: Wilkes Land crater Location: East Antarctica Coordinates: 70°S 120°E Why it’s incredible: Evidence suggests it could be…

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Earth’s Oldest Impact Crater Discovered in Australia

The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research. We have discovered…

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Scientists discover Earth’s oldest impact crater in Australia

Geologists have discovered the world’s oldest known impact crater; it sits in the heart of Western Australia’s ancient Pilbara region.…

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Private Intuitive Machines moon lander declared dead after falling on its side in crater at the lunar south pole

It’s a haunting photo, but at least it has answers: For the second time in as many years, a private…

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Savonoski Crater: The mysterious, perfectly round hole in Alaska that scientists can’t explain

QUICK FACTS Name: Savonoski Crater Location: Katmai National Park and Reserve, Alaska Coordinates: 58.261063215437424, -154.97429850785483 Why it’s incredible: The crater…

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