Impact events on Mars

*Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter* image of a newly-formed Martian impact crater at Solis Planum in 2013. This crater spans 30 meters (98 ft) in diameter and is surrounded by dark ejecta rays extending up to 15 kilometers (9.3 mi).

In modern times, numerous impact events on Mars have been detected. Although most have been inferred from the appearance of new impact craters on the planet, some have corresponded to marsquakes felt by the InSight lander.^[1] To date, no impacting meteors have been directly observed as a fireball or discovered in space before impact.

^ "NASA's InSight Lander Detects Stunning Meteoroid Impact on Mars". NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). NASA. Retrieved 1 November 2022.

[InSightmeteor-1] "NASA's InSight Lander Detects Stunning Meteoroid Impact on Mars". NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). NASA. Retrieved 1 November 2022.

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