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Impact crater recognition methods: A review

Wu, Yunzhao; Chen, Dong; Hu, Fan +3 more

Impact craters are formed due to the high-speed collisions between small to medium-sized celestial bodies. Impact is the most significant driving force in the evolution of celestial bodies, and the impact craters provide crucial insights into the formation, evolution, and impact history of celestial bodies. In this paper, we present a detailed rev…

The solar wind plasma upstream of Mars observed by Tianwen-1: Comparison with Mars Express and MAVEN

Fränz, Markus; He, Jiansen; Rong, Zhaojin +16 more

On the great journey to Mars, China's first planetary exploration mission, the Tianwen-1 came within 26 million kilometers of Mars from 31 October 2020 to 25 January 2021 and was getting closer to its destination, the red planet, in search of answers to the cataclysmic climate change that occurred in Martian history. Both the escape of the Martian…