But when a Soviet exploratory team drilled for natural gas in Turkmenistan more than 50 years ago, they are said to have set off a chain reaction that created the Darvaza Gas Crater – a giant ...

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A crater at the edge of the Yucatán peninsula in Mexico was created by a massive asteroid that hit Earth 66 million years ago At the end of the Cretaceous Period 66 million years ago, an ...

The analysis of rocks drilled in 2016 from the leftover crater show they underwent a process of fluidisation. The pulverised material literally began to behave as if it were a substance like water.

NASA's Perseverance Mars rover has started off on its most ambitious ascent yet — up the rim of Jezero Crater. Kicking off a new phase of exploration, Perseverance began its trek up the western ...

This refers to the Batagaika crater, which undergoes changes meticulously described by researchers from around the world. They first focused their attention on this place in the 1960s. Each year ...

Meteor Crater was created more than 50,000 years ago by a massive meteor strike near Winslow, Arizona. Visitors can experience the 550-foot-deep and nearly mile-wide cavity from an air-conditioned ...

Perseverance rover begins challenging climb up Mars' Jezero Crater Rim next week. Rover in great shape after 4 missions, will navigate tough terrain with remote help and AutoNav technology.

"As we start the Crater Rim Campaign, our rover is in excellent condition, and the team is raring to see what's on the roof of this place." NASA's Perseverance Mars rover is about to begin the ...