First craters on Mars spotted 50 years ago
Excerpt from the August 7, 1965, issue of Science News Letter
SPOTTED Using radar, spacecraft have cut through the Venusian clouds to snap images of craters on the planet’s surface. Mead crater (shown) is the largest on Venus at 280 kilometers across.
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Craters found on Mars — Astronomers are speculating whether the surfaces of other bodies in the solar system, besides Earth’s moon and Mars, are covered with craters from meteorite strikes.