Meteorites strike Mars far more often than thought, probe finds

Mars is bombarded with basketball-sized meteorites on a nearly daily basis, fives times more often than previously estimated, seismic recordings from a NASA spacecraft have revealed.

Mars is roughly twice as big as the Moon and is much closer to our solar system's main asteroid belt, making it a prime target for large rocks hurtling through space. "Listening for impacts seems to be more effective than looking for them if we want to understand how often they occur," study co-author Gareth Collins of Imperial College London said in a statement.

New craters are easiest to spot in flat and dusty areas, but"this type of terrain covers less than half of the surface of Mars," Zenhaeusern said.

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