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Scientists have produced the first global map and analysis of small mare ridges (SMRs) on the moon, a characteristic geological feature of tectonic activity. Published in The Planetary Science Journal ...

Scientists have identified a rocky outer planet in a system where a gas giant was expected. The discovery challenges ...