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At Least 4.1‑Billion‑Year‑Old Martian Rock Reveals Early Water and Complex Mantle

Mineral and isotopic data showing early subsurface water plus chemistry that records varied mantle sources argue for targeted sample‑return from Mars' ancient highlands.

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Perseverance Reveals Three Distinct Water Alterations Recorded in Jezero’s Margin Unit

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Lunar Orbiter Identifies McGetchin, the Largest New Crater Seen in the Modern Era

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NASA Confirms McGetchin, a 728‑Foot Crater, Formed on the Moon in Spring 2024

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NASA Confirms McGetchin, a 728‑Foot Lunar Crater From a 2024 Impact

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NASA Identifies McGetchin, a Fresh 222‑Meter Lunar Impact Crater

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Curiosity Finds Unusually Broad, Shallow Depressions on Mount Sharp

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LRO Finds McGetchin, a 222‑Meter Moon Crater

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NASA Confirms New 222-Meter Lunar Crater Named McGetchin

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Venus Likely Lost a Moon to Tidal Drag, Study Finds

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Mercury's Shrinkage Revised Upward After Study Finds Craters Hide Tectonic Faults

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Study Finds Mercury Shrank Up to 14.5 Miles More Than Previously Measured

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NASA and IBM Release Open Lunar Foundation Model

Planetary Geology

At Least 4.1‑Billion‑Year‑Old Martian Rock Reveals Early Water and Complex Mantle

Japan Launches MMX Probe to Land on Phobos and Return Samples

Japan Launches MMX Probe to Bring Phobos Samples to Earth

Perseverance Breaks Off-World Driving Record on Mars

Curiosity Releases Dawn Panorama Revealing Vast Yardang Layer on Mount Sharp

Webb and Spitzer Spectra Show Two Kinds of Giant Planetary Collisions

Perseverance Finds Igneous Margin Unit Shaped by Three Distinct Water Episodes

Buried Magma Chamber Points to a Lunar Core Dynamo

Perseverance Reveals Three Distinct Water Alterations Recorded in Jezero’s Margin Unit

Lunar Orbiter Identifies McGetchin, the Largest New Crater Seen in the Modern Era

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NASA Confirms McGetchin, a 728‑Foot Crater, Formed on the Moon in Spring 2024

NASA Confirms McGetchin, a 728‑Foot Lunar Crater From a 2024 Impact

NASA Identifies McGetchin, a Fresh 222‑Meter Lunar Impact Crater

Curiosity Finds Unusually Broad, Shallow Depressions on Mount Sharp

LRO Finds McGetchin, a 222‑Meter Moon Crater

NASA Confirms New 222-Meter Lunar Crater Named McGetchin

Venus Likely Lost a Moon to Tidal Drag, Study Finds

Mercury's Shrinkage Revised Upward After Study Finds Craters Hide Tectonic Faults

Study Finds Mercury Shrank Up to 14.5 Miles More Than Previously Measured

NASA and IBM Release Open Lunar Foundation Model

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Planetary Geology