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    Mars 'X-ray' gravity maps reveal how its crust has changed

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    Timothy J. Seppala
    Timothy J. Seppala
    03.22.2016

    Our lust for Martian knowledge (and travel) isn't showing any signs of stopping and now we've gotten a look inside the planet thanks to new X-ray-like gravity maps. NASA says that it now has a better idea of where to land its spacecraft thanks to the new data. The gravity map also rocks a resolution upgrade that works to explain some of the Red planet's more peculiar surface features.