Jakarta – Objects from outer space that manage to penetrate the atmosphere can hit the Earth’s surface and create impact craters. In the past, many impact craters appeared in various parts of the world. According to the Lunar and Planetary Institute, impact craters form when a planet’s surface is hit by a meteoroid, causing the … Read more
Jakarta – Asteroids are one of the objects near Earth that could have an impact if they hit. The most devastating impact occurred 65 million years ago, causing the extinction of the dinosaur era. Asteroid impacts are natural processes that shape the surface of planet Earth, like volcanoes. Asteroids will reach the surface or may … Read more
Jakarta – About two billion years ago, a asteroid fell near present-day Johannesburg the largest crater in the world currently known. Initially, the impact caused the Earth’s surface to crack 60 miles wide, but the crater grew to three times wider as its walls collapsed and the rocks beneath it began to bounce. Scientists say … Read more
Jakarta – Scientists have developed a new explanation for the crater explosion that recently rocked Siberia. Trapped gas and climate change are still the main causes. But this new theory suggests that deeper geological forces may be at play. Since 2012, at least eight circular gas emission craters (GEC) have formed on the Yamal and … Read more
After 1,000 days on Mars, NASA’s Perseverance rover on its mission traveled through an ancient system of rivers and lakes, collecting valuable samples along the way. Reaching its 1,000th Martian day on the Red Planet, NASA’s Perseverance rover recently completed its exploration of the ancient river delta that contains evidence of a lake that occupied … Read more
A study presents evidence of the place where an asteroid would have hit Earth 789 thousand years ago. The researchers point out that several remains of the celestial body were found spread across Southeast Asia, but that the crater corresponding to the impact was located in the south of Laos, a country in the region. … Read more
Chinese researchers discovered and confirmed the first impact crater on a mountain peak caused by an explosive impact of material from outer space. Photo/SCMP BEIJING – Researcher China discovered and confirmed the first impact crater on a mountain peak resulting from an impact explosion of material from outer space. A bowl-shaped crater with a diameter … Read more
The Mystery Behind the Birth of the Sudbury Basin, the Largest Crater Resulting from a Meteor Impact. INSTAGRAM VIA illyedi Reporter: Merdeka Merdeka.com – The Sudbury Basin is one of the largest impact craters on Earth, but scientists are still unsure how the natural signature was born. The Sudbury Basin is in Ontario, Canada, and … Read more
Rocks like dragon bones found on Mars. ©NASA Reporter: Hari Ariyanti Merdeka.com – NASA rover robot finds oddly shaped rock formations on Planet Mars. On April 1 at Sol 3786, the robot snapped a strangely shaped image that looked like a dragon’s bone. The robot successfully landed in Gale Crater on the red planet on … Read more
Tuesday, 31 January 2023 – 12:01 WIB LIVE Techno – Scientists who study the surface Mars recently found a piece of rock that smiled at them. The picture was shared on Jan. 25 by The University of Arizona (UA) which looks like a teddy bear’s face. The teddy bear is shown to have two bead … Read more