Ancient Impact Crater Discovered in France
The ancient crater, formally known as ‘le Clot,’ is about 220 m in diameter and 30 m in depth, and is located in the ground of the Domaine du Meteore-vineyard…
Mars Express Spots Two Large Craters at Martian South Pole
A new image from the High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) on board ESA’s Mars Express orbiter shows an exciting landscape of layered deposits, frost, ice, and dark dunes in Ultimi…
Chicxulub-Like Asteroid Caused Megatsunami on Early Mars
The Chicxulub-like asteroid crash landed in shallow ocean waters in the Martian region of Chryse Planitia 3.4 billion years ago (Hesperian period) and left a crater about 110 km wide,…
Mars Express Sees Craters and Fractures in Terra Sirenum
This new image from the High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) aboard ESA’s Mars Express orbiter shows a diverse region southeast of the Pickering crater in Terra Sirenum, a complex cratered…