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Planetary geology

SpaceAmateur astronomer leads scientists to a massive 390-million-year-old impact crater in Quebec

Shatter cones and fieldwork transformed a strange circle on satellite maps into strong evidence for a major ancient impact crater.

Joseph Shavit
SpaceMercury’s cratered surface has been hiding evidence of a much smaller planetJoseph Shavit
SpaceAstronomers find four Barnard’s Star planets to be small, uninhabitable, with years lasting only daysJoseph Shavit
SpaceJupiter’s volcanic moon, Io, hides intense heat beneath its porous crustJoshua Shavit
AIAI can quickly spot and catalog lunar craters, but accuracy remains a major problemShy Cohen
SpaceMercury has a 10-mile-thick layer of diamonds under its surfaceJoseph Shavit
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