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meteors & meteorites

Large and small craters on the surface of Mars
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Parts of Mars Might Be Younger Than We Thought

by Jonathan O’Callaghan 10 September 202410 September 2024

Data from InSight’s seismometer suggest more impactors strike the Red Planet than expected.

The Mars 2020 Perseverance rover is seen on Mars’s surface in a selfie assembled from several images taken by the rover’s robotic arm. One of the rover’s sample caching tubes is on the ground in front of the rover.
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The Past, Present, and Future of Extraterrestrial Sample Return

by Jemma Davidson and Jessica Barnes 17 July 202423 October 2024

Retrieving samples from distant solar system bodies has revolutionized our understanding of the cosmos and our place in it.

A grayish rock with white spots and a brighter brown patch sits on a reflective surface.
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A Splashy Meteorite Was Forged in Multiple Collisions

Damond Benningfield, Science Writer by Damond Benningfield 7 June 20249 June 2024

The Winchcombe meteorite was recovered, largely from a driveway, just hours after it fell to Earth, preserving evidence that its early relatives could have filled Earth’s oceans.

Photo of Amanda Hendrix and the journal cover.
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Introducing the New Editor-in-Chief of JGR: Planets

by Amanda Hendrix 8 May 20247 May 2024

Learn about the person taking the helm of JGR: Planets and their vision for the coming years.

Close-up of two people in red parkas collecting a black rock on ice
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Antarctic Meteorites Are Going, Going, May Soon Be Gone

by Nathaniel Scharping 2 May 20242 May 2024

If warming ice gobbles up meteorites, science may lose a cheap source of space rocks.

Photos of Martian meteorite NWA 7034.
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Hand Magnets Destroy the Magnetic Record of Meteorites

by Laurent G. J. Montési and Sonia Tikoo 30 May 202324 May 2023

Meteorite collectors often use strong magnets for classification, but this approach destroys crucial evidence of processes active in the early solar system.

A circular cloud of black and blue dust shadows a small white star.
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Molten Meteorites Didn’t Deliver Earth’s Water

by Caroline Hasler 25 April 202325 April 2023

A new study has ruled out large, once-molten meteorites called achondrites as sources of Earth’s water.

Black-and-white satellite photo of the Martian surface before and after a meteor impact
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Meteor Impact Could Inform Martian Mysteries

by Caroline Hasler 16 December 202216 December 2022

The impact sent surface waves rippling over the Martian surface all the way to NASA’s InSight lander, giving scientists a rare view of the planet’s outer layer.

A pebble-sized meteorite sits next to a dime for scale.
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Martian Meteorites Offer a Tantalizing Glimpse of the Red Planet

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 23 November 202223 November 2022

By studying these literal chunks of Mars, scientists are learning more about the Red Planet’s deep interior and impact history.

La visión de un artista que nos ofrece una visión de la formación de los planetas: Cerca de la estrella, las partículas de polvo se convierten en planetesimales y planetas similares a la Tierra. En la parte más lejana, el gas se acumula en los núcleos planetarios para la formación de gigantes similares a Júpiter.
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Isótopos de criptón proporcionan nuevos indicios sobre el pasado de los planetas

by Carolyn Wilke 21 October 202217 March 2023

Para determinar cómo los elementos cruciales para el desarrollo de la vida llegaron a la Tierra, los científicos estudian los gases nobles. Actualmente, métodos mejorados traen consigo nuevos indicios a partir del criptón, el gas noble más enigmático.

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