What the Crater that Impacted the Dinosaurs Taught Us About Mars

We've been trying to understand Mars for years, but some scientists that ancient craters on earth might hold some answers to our red neighbor's history.

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Sources:

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Images

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chicxulub-animation.gif
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Chicxulub-Anomaly.jpg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Yucatan_chix_crater.jpg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pyroclastic_flows_at_Mayon_Volcano.jpg
https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/mud-flow-from-a-mud-volcano-cracked-mud-surface-mudflow-texture-with-cracks-gm1218650309-356178358
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Singlelayeredejectabo5.jpg
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