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Default Triple and Double Craters on Mars

Scientists working with the Mars Odyssey spacecraft say that it's not uncommon for multiple pieces of a meteor to impact Mars close together at the same time. Here, a triple crater was formed simultaneously when three pieces of a meteor struck Mars' surface together. When this happens, the craters that are formed overlap and [...]

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