Haasttse-baad Tessera Ring Complex: A Valhalla-Type Impact Structure on Venus? 05NOV2024

Haasttse-baad Tessera Ring Complex: A Valhalla-Type Impact Structure on Venus?

A Hidden Breed of Impact Craters Has Been Lurking on Venus Undetected

Michelle Starr, Science Alert, November 5, 2024

https://www.sciencealert.com/a-hidden-breed-of-impact-craters-has-been-lurking-on-venus-undetected

Study of Venus's Haasttse-baad Tessera suggests formation by two large impacts

PhysOrg, November 5, 2024

https://phys.org/news/2024-11-venus-haasttse-baad-tessera-formation.html

López, I., Bjonnes, E. and Hansen, V.L., 2024. Haasttse‐baad Tessera Ring

Complex: A Valhalla‐Type Impact Structure on Venus?. Journal of Geophysical

Research: Planets, 129(10), no .e2023JE008256. open access

https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1029/2023JE008256

Yours,

Paul H.

Ancient rocks may be dark matter detector 03NOV2024

Ancient rocks may be dark matter detector

Ancient rocks may bring dark matter to light

With new imaging capabilities, the first successful

dark-matter detector might be some old rock.

Virgina Tech, Kelly Izlar, October 30, 2024

https://news.vt.edu/articles/2024/10/science-ancient-rocks-dark-matter.html

Science has found its first candidate for a dark-matter detector

It’s a really old rock.  Dark matter is a mysterious, invisible

substance makes up more than 80 percent of all matter in the universe.

Julia Musto, The Guardian, November 1, 2024

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/dark-matter-detecting-space-rock-b2639726.html

Yours,

Paul H.