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  1. Mars Express captura ondas "metálicas" que giran sobre un antiguo cráter marciano. [ENG]

    Mars Express captura ondas "metálicas" que giran sobre un... #mars #express #captura #ondas #"metálicas" #que #giran #sobre #un #antiguo #cráter #marciano #astronomia

    tardigram.com/m/astronomia/t/4

  2. Galaxies and Supernova in Crater Reloaded photo.m-j-s.net/blog/2026/06/g

    NGC 3660, SN 2026cff, and PGC 1000714 - Galaxies and Supernova in Crater - OSC v1

    A second attempt at NGC 3660 and friends, previously imaged here, with the longer focal length of the Cassegrain (4500 mm) at the I...

    #astrofotografie #astronomie #astronomy #astrophotography #crater #EN #galaxy #hakos #ias #NGC3660 #PGC1000714 #photoblog #SN2026cff #supernova

  3. As we wave farewell to our episode on Maria Mitchell & sunspots, here's an image of the crater named after Maria on the moon!

    Stay tuned tomorrow for a new episode on the #astronomy and Cosmic Background of the #constellation Camelopardalis!

    📷 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitchell

    #moon #sunspots #sun #crater #astronomers #WomenInSTEM #history #WomensHistory #Space #science #SolarSystem #podcast #astrophotography

  4. Stereo3D view of Curiosity at work in a trough of the boxwork structure, captured yesterday

    To go 3D: eyes' lines of sight parallel/left image for left eye/right image for right eye.

    #Mars Sol 4747 - Dec. 13, 2025
    Credits images: NASA/JPL-Caltech

    #Curiosity #rover #Sol4747 #Boxwork #BoxworkStructures #CuriosityRover #space #geology #Astrodon #MSL #Martian #landscape #GaleCrater #MountSharp #AeolisMons #crater #science #STEM #3D #Stereo3D #Stereoscopy #shadow #photography #shadowphotography

  5. Earth May Have Had A Ring System 466 Million Years Ago
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    phys.org/news/2024-09-earth-mi <-- shared technical article
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    doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2024.11 <-- shared paper
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    “HIGHLIGHTS:
    • Earth may have had a ring during the middle Ordovician, from ca. 466 Ma.
    • Breakup of an asteroid passing within Earth's Roche limit likely formed the ring.
    • Among several features preserved is a near-equatorial band of impact craters.
    • Shading of Earth by the ring may have triggered a global icehouse period…”
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    #GIS #spatial #mapping #model #modeling #geology #structuralgeology #planetarygeology #rings #climatechange #paleoclimate #Ordovician #asteroid #rochelimit #craters #impactcrater #crater #icehouse #meteorite #platetectonics #HirnantianIcehouse