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| New Mars Gravity Map Reveals Chilli |
| New Mars Gravity Map Reveals Chilling Details
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| UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
, 22-March-2016
5:50:27 AM |
| Researchers have developed a new map of Mars' gravity with three NASA spacecraft that is the most detailed to date, providing a revealing glimpse into the hidden interior of the Red Planet.
"Gravity maps allow us to see inside a planet, just as a doctor uses an X-ray to see inside a patient," said Antonio Genova from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
The new gravity map will be helpful for future Mars exploration, because better knowledge of the planet's gravity anomalies helps mission controllers insert spacecraft more precisely into orbit about Mars.
"Furthermore, the improved resolution of our gravity map will help us understand the still-mysterious formation of specific regions of the planet," Genova added.
The improved resolution of the new gravity map suggests a new explanation for how some features formed across the boundary that divides the relatively smooth northern lowlands from heavily cratered southern highlands
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