Mars is covered in craters. Most of them are very old. The one you see here is, at most, two years and four months young – certified fresh, in cosmic terms. Scientists keep pretty close tabs on ...

Astronomers have traced the origins of 200 meteorites to five impact craters in two volcanic regions on Mars, known as Tharsis and Elysium.

Seismic data shows Mars is often pummeled by planet-shaking meteorites Seismic information now allows us to make a planet-wide estimate of impact rates.

For future studies, the Bosumtwi impact crater can be used to help understand how rampart craters form on Mars and Venus. So the Bosumtwi impact crater should be protected and preserved.

These crater-related pitted materials are consistent with volatile-rich impact melt-bearing deposits seen in some of the best-preserved craters on Mars (e.g., Zumba, Zunil, etc.).

The primary crater discussed in the second paper is located in Cerberus Fossae, which the researchers identified as having caused the high-frequency marsquake detected to have traveled through Mars’ ...

Surprisingly, all 200 were ejected from just five impact craters, found in two regions of Mars – Tharsis and Elysium.

Impact crater ejecta, also called an ejecta blanket, is produced from meteorite impacts, resulting in the underlying material to overturn, enabling scientists to study what’s underneath, as the ...

Mars sits just inside the Goldilocks Zone, suggesting that life was or is possible there, theoretically at least.

Impact craters are cosmic clocks that date a planet's surface. By studying the rate of hits on Mars, we can also learn more about Earth.

NASA’s Perseverance rover continues to reveal the Red Planet’s secrets—this time, in the form of a curious turtle-shaped rock captured on August 31, 2025. As reported by Space.com, the formation was ...

Scientists believe that early Earth was pummeled by asteroid impacts; the moon and Mars are littered with giant craters, some over 4 billion years old. In contrast, the oldest known impact ...