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Well-Preserved Impact Crater Discovered in China

Cs news3 months ago05 mins

Researchers have discovered an impact crater formed on a granite mountain capped by a thick weathering crust in southern China. Located in Zhaoqing in China’s Guangdong province, the Jinlin crater is one of only about 200 identified craters worldwide and is younger than 11,700 years old. Panoramic aerial drone image of the Jinlin crater, taken…

China’s Tianwen-2 returns Earth, moon images as land team simulates lunar lava cave probe

Cs news8 months ago02 mins

China’s space agency on Tuesday released images of the Earth and moon captured by its asteroid-sampling Tianwen-2 spacecraft, while confirming that the probe was in good condition after more than a month in orbit. The images were taken by the Tianwen-2 spacecraft’s narrow field-of-view navigation sensor on May 30, according to the China National Space…