A violent impact might have changed Mars’ potato-shaped moon
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"A violent impact might have changed Mars’ potato-shaped moon" is generating significant coverage in the Science category, with 5 articles from 5 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include Межа. Новини України., Gizmodo, Phys.org and Nature. PULSE measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.
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Coverage (9)
- Mars's Funky Moon Deimos was Shaped by an Impact Universe Today · 85d ago
- Mars moon Deimos may be hiding ancient craters beneath 120 meters of debris The Brighter Side of News · 85d ago
- Martian Mystery: How a single impact changed Deimos forever Universe Space Tech · 85d ago
- Mars moon Deimos likely appears “smooth and youthful” as a result of collision heise online · 85d ago
- A 320-Meter Asteroid Impact May Have Shaped Mars’s Moon Deimos Межа. Новини України. · 85d ago
- Mars’ Potato-Shaped Moon May Have Gotten Its Youthful Look From a Single Impact Gizmodo · 85d ago
- A single asteroid impact may explain the appearance of Mars' moon Deimos Phys.org · 85d ago
- Deimos’s shape and geology explained by a subcatastrophic impact Nature · 85d ago
- A violent impact might have changed Mars’ potato-shaped moon CNN · 85d ago
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