But when a Soviet exploratory team drilled for natural gas in Turkmenistan more than 50 years ago, they are said to have set off a chain reaction that created the Darvaza Gas Crater – a giant ...

A crater at the edge of the Yucatán peninsula in Mexico was created by a massive asteroid that hit Earth 66 million years ago At the end of the Cretaceous Period 66 million years ago, an ...

A volcanic eruption near Nāpau Crater in Hawaii's Volcanoes National Park is continuing to dramatic effect, footage by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) shows. The eruptive activity at ...

This refers to the Batagaika crater, which undergoes changes meticulously described by researchers from around the world. They first focused their attention on this place in the 1960s. Each year ...

NASA's rover on Mars has had enough of hanging out at the bottom of a crater. The six-wheeled Perseverance has begun its ascent to break out of its confines -- and has quite a way to go.

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Urbini, Stefano Nicolosi, Iacopo Zeoli, Antonio El Khrepy, Sami Lethy, Ahmed Hafez, Mahfooz El Gabry, Mohamed El Barkooky, Ahmed Barakat, Aly GOMAA, Mahomoud Radwan ...

Perseverance rover begins challenging climb up Mars' Jezero Crater Rim next week. Rover in great shape after 4 missions, will navigate tough terrain with remote help and AutoNav technology.

NASA's Perseverance Mars rover has started off on its most ambitious ascent yet — up the rim of Jezero Crater. Kicking off a new phase of exploration, Perseverance began its trek up the western ...

The six-wheeled rover has spent the last 3 1/2 years roaming around the bottom of a crater. On Tuesday, it began climbing to the top. The rover will go up 1,000 feet (305 meters) to the rim of ...