It opened a massive gash, exposing something fascinating below.
on the surface of Mars — but that hasn't stopped it from providing scientists with invaluable data.
Now, thanks to data collected by the space agency's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter , researchers may have stumbled upon the cause: a powerful meteorite impact, meaning the tremor was not, in fact, the result of tectonic shifts deep inside the planet itself. In fact, the blast zone also happens to be very close to the planet's equator, a region considered to be a great place for astronauts to visit because it's relatively warm.
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