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A view of Ecuador’s Cotopaxi volcano
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Podcast: Instruments of Unusual Size

by Lauren Lipuma 15 June 20202 May 2022

Rumbling volcanoes act like giant musical instruments that researchers can study to better monitor eruptions.

Moon craters
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Water Ice Lurks in Young—but Not Too Young—Lunar Craters

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 15 June 202028 January 2022

Using topographic data, researchers have estimated the ages of water ice–containing craters near the Moon’s poles and ruled out volcanism as being a primary route for water delivery.

Four stages of development of the Lomonosov crater on Mars
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Lomonosov: The Crater That Started a Martian Mega Tsunami

by Laurent G. J. Montési 31 July 201923 February 2023

Three billion years ago, on Mars, the shores of an ocean may have been flooded by a mega-tsunami. Now the crater left by the bolide impact that probably triggered the tsunami has been identified.

Photo of a gorgeous rocky coastline
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The Search for the Impact That Cratered Ancient Scotland

Nola Taylor Redd, Science Writer by Nola Taylor Tillman 12 July 201928 January 2022

Great Britain’s largest impact crater likely lies in the Scottish Highlands. Scientists dispute whether it’s to the west or the east.

A view from Lunar Orbiter 4 of the Orientale basin on the Moon.
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How the Moon Got Its Concentric Rings

by E. Underwood 16 April 201928 March 2023

A new study explores the origins of massive, multiringed lunar craters.

Detail of craters on Pluto’s moon Charon
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Pluto’s and Charon’s Craters Reveal a Solar System Deficit

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 1 March 20196 January 2023

The New Horizons spacecraft recorded images of craters that imply an unexpected dearth of small objects in the Kuiper Belt.

The Moon during the 21 January total lunar eclipse with a visible impact flash
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A Meteor Struck the Moon During the Total Lunar Eclipse

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 23 January 201930 August 2022

Telescopes around the world detected an impact event on the lunar surface just before totality on Monday. Amateur and professional astronomers are starting to coordinate data.

Jezero crater delta and its minerology
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Martian Crater Will Be the Landing Site for a Future Rover

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 30 November 201817 January 2023

The impact crater is a dry lake bed that contains evidence of ancient water flows and perhaps signs of ancient microbial life.

Artist’s impression of asteroids about to impact Greenland
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Enormous Impact Crater Spotted in Greenland Under Glacial Ice

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 20 November 20181 October 2021

Ice-penetrating radar revealed a 31-kilometer impact crater—one of the world’s largest—in northwestern Greenland that might have been formed fewer than 20,000 years ago.

Moon’s Schrödinger crater
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New Simulation Supports Chicxulub Impact Scenario

Bas den Hond, Science Writer by Bas den Hond 27 April 201814 March 2023

Mountains ringing the center of Earth’s most famous impact crater consist of porous rocks. Computer models of the impact can now predict those rocks’ microstructure.

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