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ESA's Mars Express mission is spotlighting Shalbatana Vallis this month, an enormous Martian valley marked by evidence of ancient water, volcanic activity, impact craters, and collapsed terrain.

From Science Daily • May 15, 2026

In this view, it makes sense to raise as much money from oil reserves as quickly as possible before demand craters.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

They were also granted the honor of naming two moon craters — one after their moonship capsule Integrity and the other after Commander Reid Wiseman’s late wife Carroll.

From Salon • Apr. 11, 2026

Here, the sun cast stark, dramatic shadows across the moon’s steep cliffs, rugged ripples and seemingly bottomless craters.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

Big structures, such as mountain ranges, survive tens of millions of years; smaller impact craters, perhaps a hundred thousand'; and large- scale human artifacts only some thousands.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan