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Blast From the Past: Arizona’s Meteor Crater
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Published July 4, 2025
The “young” and well-preserved crater helps scientists understand cratering processes on Earth and elsewhere in the solar system.
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Blast from the Past: Deciphering India’s Luna Crater
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Published July 5, 2025
A round depression in the salty plains of the Kutch Basin reveals telltale signs of a prehistoric meteorite impact.
Blast From the Past: Sweden’s Siljan Ring
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Published July 6, 2025
The idyllic region of Dalarna County is the site of an ancient, powerful collision.
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Blast From the Past: Young Impact Crater Uncovered in Yilan
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Published July 3, 2025
The 50,000-year-old crater is relatively young, and only the second discovered in China.
Blast From the Past: Vredefort Crater
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Published July 2, 2025
The world’s oldest and largest known impact structure shows some of the most extreme deformation conditions known on Earth.
A Cosmic Explosion Over Siberia
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Published June 30, 2025
On June 30, 1908, an incoming fireball exploded kilometers above Earth’s surface, scorching and toppling large numbers of trees.
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Iliamna Volcano Ready to Rumble
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Published June 23, 2025
The glacier-covered Alaskan peak has a history of frequent, large avalanches.
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New Mexico Battles Wildfires
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Published June 18, 2025
With extreme drought gripping the state, firefighters are battling large blazes north of Silver City.
Field of Soy Dreams in Illinois
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Published June 12, 2025
The Midwest state has flat land, fertile soils, and the nation’s largest soybean harvest.
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