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Crustal dichotomy: First a giant impact, then a superplume at the antipode

Posted on April 17, 2018 by rburnham

The result of collaboration between researchers at UC Berkeley, USA and the Institute of Earth Sciences, Taiwan, suggests a two-stage process to explain the martian crustal dichotomy. The dichotomy is a 5-km elevation difference between the northern and southern hemispheres … Continue reading →

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Mars rings: Not now, but maybe someday

Posted on March 20, 2017 by rburnham

As children, we learned about our solar system’s planets by certain characteristics — Jupiter is the largest, Saturn has rings, Mercury is closest to the sun. Mars is red, but it’s possible that one of our closest neighbors also had … Continue reading →

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