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A single enormous object crashed into Mars 2.3 million years ago, creating the Corinto crater near the planet's equator; it also left about 2 billion subsidiary craters scattered around in the vicinity


An object that slammed into Mars roughly 2.3 million years ago created 2 billion smaller craters around the main Corinto impact crater, near the Red Planet's equator.

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