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3mo ago

Lunar Meteorite Preserves Evidence of a 3.5-Billion-Year-Old Giant Moon Impact

Alignment of the meteorite’s dates with impacts on Earth and asteroid 4 Vesta gives rare three-body evidence that refines how early bombardment may have shaped emerging life.

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4mo ago

Seismic Reanalysis Finds Mars’ Mantle Packed With Ancient Impact Debris

Geological History

Lunar Meteorite Preserves Evidence of a 3.5-Billion-Year-Old Giant Moon Impact

Stromatolites Found Buried Under South Korea Impact Crater

China’s Jinlin Crater Confirmed as Earth’s Largest Known Holocene Impact Site

MIT Team Finds Potassium-40 Anomaly That Points to Surviving Proto‑Earth Mantle

Chang'e-6 Rocks Reveal Cooler Lunar Far-Side Mantle by About 100°C

Seismic Reanalysis Finds Mars’ Mantle Packed With Ancient Impact Debris