Scientists using images taken by the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, discovered a new crater on the surface of Mars. The crater was formed by a March 2012 impact and is large enough to cover half of a football field.
The culprit that created the crater was most likely a car-size asteroid. The Martian event is similar to an impact event over Chelyabinsk, Russia, which shattered windows, damaged hundreds of buildings and left more than 1,000 people injured.
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