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Plot showing variations of electrical conductivity with depth in the Moon at global scale compared with the profile underneath the Apollo 14 landing site and the results of a previous study.
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A Better Look at the Moon’s Middle Mantle

by Laurent G. J. Montési 8 November 20218 November 2021

A new analysis strategy sheds new light on the electrical conductivity of the lunar mantle between 300 and 900 km depth.

Location of the buried peak ring of the Chicxulub crater and inferred pool impact melt reported on a Bouguer gravity anomaly map.
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Shining a Spotlight on the Chicxulub Impact Crater

by Laurent G. J. Montési 12 October 202122 August 2023

A new seismic survey of the Chicxulub impact crater reveals the structure of its peak ring and the sediments that cover it.

The 9-kilometer-tall volcano Maat Mons, shown here with an exaggerated vertical scale, may be relatively young.
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Is Venus Volcanically Active? New Approach Could Provide an Answer

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 15 September 20218 February 2022

A strategy that combines geologic mapping with data on how the planet’s surface emits and absorbs microwave radiation could potentially identify recent lava flows.

Mole configuration during the heating experiment after scraping soil into the mole pit.
Posted inEditors' Highlights

Not So Hot Under the Collar

by Germán Martinez and B. J. Thomson 27 August 202110 March 2022

Thermal properties of Martian soil as measured by the InSight lander.

‘Oumuamua已经在星际空间中游荡了数百万年
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‘Oumuamua可能是类冥王星系外行星的冰碎片

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 28 June 202121 February 2023

研究人员认为氮冰是最可能构成这一神秘星际物体的物质。

A new population of highly energetic ions has been discovered at midlatitudes within the inner edge of Jupiter’s relativistic electron belt.
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Juno Detects Jupiter’s Highest-Energy Ions

by Morgan Rehnberg 17 June 202127 January 2022

Trapped ions discovered at midlatitudes can have energies exceeding 100 megaelectron volts per nucleon. Their detection adds to our understanding of the powerful radiation environment around Jupiter.

‘Oumuamua has tumbled through interstellar space for millions of years.
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‘Oumuamua May Be an Icy Fragment of a Pluto-Like Exoplanet

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 19 May 202121 February 2023

Researchers favor nitrogen ice as the most likely material for the mysterious interstellar object’s composition.

Cartoon illustration of the possible distribution of materials of different origins in the interior of a Mars-size planetary embryo.
Posted inEditors' Highlights

How Not to Homogenize a Planet

by Laurent G. J. Montési 28 April 202112 October 2022

Even the strong heating from short-lived aluminium-26 (26Al) would not be able to homogenize the interior of a Mars‐sized planetary embryo.

Image of dark linear features on the surface of Mars known as recurring slope lineae
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After the Dust Cleared: New Clue on Mars’ Recurring Slope Lineae

by A. Deanne Rogers 8 April 20212 February 2022

An imaging campaign after the 2018 planet-encircling dust storm on Mars revealed a significant increase in detections of enigmatic recurring slope lineae and new insights into how they might form.

在加那利群岛,一列黄道光在繁星满天的夜空中从泰德山向上延伸。
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形成黄道光的太空尘埃可能来自火星

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 26 March 20212 February 2022

朱诺号探测器飞往木星途中的偶然发现表明,形成黄道光的太空尘埃可能来自火星,但这些尘埃是如何从火星或其卫星逃逸出来的仍不得而知。

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