Crater ejecta as a window to the subsurface (IMAGE)

Brown University

Crater ejecta as a window to the subsurface

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By analyzing how far material ejected from an impact crater flies, scientists can locate buried glaciers and other interesting subsurface features. On the left is an image of a fresh Martian impact crater taken by NASA's HiRISE instrument. On the right is the extent of an ejecta blanket according to computer simulations of impacts.

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NASA/Aleksandra Sokolowska

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