What would happen if a comet hit Mars?
If a comet hit Mars a major impact force would cause a huge crater (at least) and potentially huge amounts of damage that would reshape the surface nera where the comet hits. Meteorites and asteroids have certainly impacted Mars in the past. We see evidence of this all aorund — the craters. In fact the Spirit rovre has actually landed in a huge cratre on Mars. Within that crater, there are a number of smaller impact craters even in view from where Spirit now sits on he surface. One of the near term goals of Spirit’s mission is to visit a crater about 200 meters wide, which several hundred meters away from its current location. Expert: Eddie Tunstel Senior Robotics Engineer MER Mobility/IDD Lead Engineer NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Question: As I view your pictures of the layout of the rocks near what appears to be a crater,it looks as if the rocks are “sprayed out” as if they are part of a meteor that caused the crater. Could my observation possible? Answer: Your observation may ve
