1.0Innovation Discoverieshttps://power2innovate.comadminhttps://power2innovate.com/author/admin/One impact on Mars produced more than 2 billion secondary craters, finds study - Innovation Discoveriesrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="MhsJ2frc5S"><a href="https://power2innovate.com/one-impact-on-mars-produced-more-than-2-billion-secondary-craters-finds-study/">One impact on Mars produced more than 2 billion secondary craters, finds study</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://power2innovate.com/one-impact-on-mars-produced-more-than-2-billion-secondary-craters-finds-study/embed/#?secret=MhsJ2frc5S" width="600" height="338" title="“One impact on Mars produced more than 2 billion secondary craters, finds study” — Innovation Discoveries" data-secret="MhsJ2frc5S" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://power2innovate.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/one-impact-on-mars-pro.jpg800530Corinto Crater. Credit: NASA There are plenty of craters on Mars, especially when compared to Earth. That is primarily thanks to the lack of weathering forces and strong plate tectonics that disrupt the formations of such impacts on our home planet. However, not all impact craters on Mars are directly caused by asteroid impacts. Many …