Mars is bombarded with basketball-sized meteorites on a nearly daily basis, five times more often than previously estimated, according to seismic recordings from a NASA spacecraft. Researchers have discovered that Mars experiences between 280 to 360 meteorite strikes annually, creating craters over 8 meters wide. This new class of Mars quakes reveals daily meteorite strikes, significantly more frequent than earlier estimates derived from orbital imagery.
Researchers have discovered that Mars experiences between 280 to 360 meteorite strikes annually, creating craters over 8 meters wide. This rate, derived from @NASAInSight seismometer data, is five times higher than previous estimates from orbital imagery. The findings reveal… https://t.co/jUkOXxXVeZ
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Mars is bombarded with basketball-sized meteorites on a nearly daily basis, fives times more often than previously estimated, seismic recordings from a NASA spacecraft have revealed. https://t.co/sLZKaPw2EI
NEW: Mars is bombarded with basketball-sized meteorites on a nearly daily basis, fives times more often than previously estimated, seismic recordings from a NASA spacecraft have revealed https://t.co/nXExbk63eB https://t.co/Wq2Wl2FTQI
New class of Mars quakes reveals daily #meteorite strikes @ETH_en @NatureAstronomy https://t.co/Ikvjs3avFH