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Meteorites have a seismic effect on Mars, revealing what lies below the surface

05 Dec 2022
Amazonis Planitia crater
Before and after: images of Amazonis Planitia taken by NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. The image on the left shows the region before the impact while the image on the right shows the effect of the meteorite. (Courtesy: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS)
Two meteorite impacts on the Martian surface have given scientists a better understanding of the int

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