NASA’s mission to an ice-covered moon will contain a message between water worlds
– NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft, set to launch in October 2024, will carry a laser-etched message on a plate that celebrates humanity’s connection to water. – The message includes 103 spoken words for “water” in different languages converted into waveforms. It aims to depict the diversity of Earth’s languages. – It also includes visual depictions […]
Giant Mars asteroid impact creates vast field of destruction with 2 billion craters
– A giant asteroid impacted Mars over 2 million years ago in the Elysium Planitia region, leaving a large 13.9 km wide crater called Corinto. – The impact blasted ejecta materials over long distances, creating up to 2 billion secondary craters across an area of 1,800 km from the primary crater. Some ejecta traveled as […]