Asteroid changed face of Mars

Mars - A huge asteroid which smashed into Mars early in its history left a crater big enough to swallow Mount Everest and changed…

Mars - A huge asteroid which smashed into Mars early in its history left a crater big enough to swallow Mount Everest and changed the face of the planet, scientists disclosed yesterday.

The discovery, outlined in the journal Science, was made by scientists studying a detailed three dimensional map of Mars produced by Nasa.

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