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1. Physics and Astronomy › Planetary Science and Exploration

   Mars obliquity history constrained by elliptic crater orientations

   Holo, Kite and Robbins · Earth and Planetary Science Letters · 2018

   The authors built a model linking Mars' obliquity history to elliptical crater orientations, compared it with a crater database, and inferred that Mars' mean obliquity since the late Hesperian was likely low.

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   1. UncheckedIn the authors' model, the tilt and speed of Mars-crossing objects bias which way elliptical craters from low-angle impacts point.“In our model, the inclinations and speeds of Mars crossing objects bias the preferred orientation of elliptic craters which are formed by low-angle impacts.”