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NASA Viking 1 may have landed at the site of an ancient Martian megatsunami |  CNN

NASA Viking 1 may have landed at the site of an ancient Martian megatsunami | CNN

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. CNN — When NASA’s Viking 1 lander made history as the first spacecraft to touch down on Mars on July 20, 1976, it returned images of a landscape no one expected. These early images taken …

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A megatsunami swept through Mars after a huge asteroid hit the red planet

A Martian megatsunami – a giant killer wave that may have reached more than 80 stories – may have passed through the Red Planet after a cosmic impact similar to the one that likely ended the age of dinosaurs on Earth, according to a new study. Although the surface of March is now cold and …

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An artist

A colossal ‘planet-killer’ asteroid triggered a mega-tsunami on Mars, and now we know where it landed

An artist’s rendition of a killer asteroid exploding on impact with the Red Planet. (Image credit: Shutterstock) (opens in a new tab) A newly discovered impact crater on Mars was likely left behind by a massive asteroid that slammed into the Red Planet around 3.4 billion years ago and may have triggered an 800ft ‘mega-tsunami’ …

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