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Making Mars’ Moons: Supercomputers Offer ‘Disruptive’ New Explanation
Space

The origin of Mar’s moons

Amit Malewar

How did Mars get its moons?

meteoroid broke up by thermal stresses
Space

Heat to blame for Space Pebble’s demise

Amit Malewar

Why do pebbles pulverize after they leave the comet?

amount of cloud cover on Neptune
Space

Neptune is losing its clouds

Amit Malewar

Neptune's disappearing clouds linked to the solar cycle.

surface of Jupiter’s moon Ganymede
Space

Study explains the mystery of ‘smooth terrains’ on icy moons circling Jupiter and Saturn

Amit Malewar

Icy moonquakes: Surface shaking could trigger landslides.

Charon Chasmas
Space

New models explain canyons on Pluto’s moon

Amit Malewar

Internal ocean freeze modeling does not support cryovolcanism on Charon.

Mars global map
Space

The future expedition will greatly benefit from the new Mars water map

Amit Malewar

A new map of Mars is changing the way we think about the planet’s watery past.

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