Shasta High students' Mars project selected by NASA for high-altitude test
A team of students from Shasta High School has been selected by NASA to design and test a solution for space exploration, ...
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The moon has its own Grand Canyon that was created in just 10 minutes
Two such lunar canyons, Vallis Schrödinger and Vallis Planck, stretch over 270 km (168 miles) each, with depths of 2.7 km ...
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Fly Over The 'Grand Canyon' Of Mars In High-Resolution Orbiter Imagery
Valles Marineris in imagery captured the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. Global topography: NASA/GSFC CTX global mosaic: NASA/MSSS/Caltech/ CTX topography: NASA/MSSS/USGS HiRISE: NASA/U.Arizona/USGS/Amaz ...
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The moon’s two grand canyons formed in less than 10 minutes
Two gargantuan canyons on the moon were carved by a hailstorm of rocks — and that’s good news for future lunar astronauts.
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Asteroid impact carved two Grand Canyon-sized valleys on the Moon in under 10 minutes
Scientists found that an asteroid impact carved two massive canyons on the moon in minutes. High-speed debris helped shape ...
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Flagstaff scientist explains how the moon got two Grand Canyons
A new study explains how two deep canyons formed very quickly on the moon during an asteroid impact. KNAU’s Melissa Sevigny ...
It’s Spring on Mars—and That Means Violently Explosive Geysers and Avalanches
The above image shows a 20-meter-long chunk of frozen carbon dioxide falling off a cliff. Rising temperatures during the ...
Martian Time Capsules: Uncovering Clues to Ancient Water and Potential Life
NASA’s Perseverance rover is making history by collecting handpicked Martian samples for future return to Earth. Scientists are eager to study these specimens to unlock secrets about Mars’ ancient ...
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Two of the Moon’s Grand Canyons Were Formed in Just Ten Violent Minutes, New Study Suggests
Scientists say Vallis Schrödinger and Vallis Planck—dramatic trenches near the lunar south pole—were carved in a blast that ...
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The Moon’s epic ‘grand canyons’ were gouged out in 10 minutes by an asteroid strike
The vast valleys of Vallis Schrödinger and Vallis Planck demonstrate the incredible forces that shaped the face of the Moon.
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Mars ‘time capsule’: Soil samples could reveal evidence of life on Red Planet
NASA's Perseverance rover collects Martian soil samples from Jezero Crater, revealing potential signs of past life on Mars.
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Grand canyons on the moon? Asteroid strike billions of years ago carved out 2 massive gorges
The debris landed like missiles, digging out two canyons comparable in size to Arizona's Grand Canyon in barely 10 minutes.