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Asteroids Can Get Shaken And Stirred By Mars’ Gravity
Wednesday, November 20, 2013 8:37
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Artist’s conception of Mars, with asteroids nearby. Credit: NASA
Asteroids are sometimes called loose rubble piles, which leads to interesting effects if they happen to get close to a planet. A science team in 2010 found out that when asteroids get close to Earth, the gravity of our planet can stir up the dust grains and “refresh” its face, in a sense. Now, scientists have found that Mars can do the same thing.
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