Mars’ atmosphere is thin unlike on Earth, where the thick atmosphere prevents most space rocks from reaching the ground, instead breaking and incinerating them.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. Two NASA spacecraft at Mars one on the surface and the other in orbit have recorded the biggest meteor strikes and impact craters yet.