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Kondyor Massif crater in Siberia contains so many precious metals it’s known as treasure mountain

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The mysterious crater in Siberia that’s five miles wide, has a 2,000ft-high ridge and contains so many precious metals it’s known as ‘treasure mountain’ The geological wonder – the Kondyor Massif – is the result of a little-understood surge of volcanic rock   This volcanic rock pushed up through 5,000 miles of mantle a billion years or … Read more

Impact crater in Germany could show how Mars hosted alien life

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An ancient meteor site in Germany is being studied to help scientists develop a better understanding of how past life could have existed on Mars. An international research team analysed samples from Nordlinger Ries, a 15-mile-wide impact crater in southern Germany. The site’s geology and chemistry bear similarities to the Martian surface – in particular … Read more