Asteroid impacts might have created some of Mars’ sand

The finding reveals how asteroid impacts shape the planet long after they happen

Glassy debris creates the bluish tinge and radiating black stripes around an impact crater on Mars

Glassy debris on Mars produced by asteroid impacts (one pictured) is a major component of sand on the Red Planet, a new study suggests.

JPL-Caltech/NASA, University of Arizona

Sand on Earth is continuously being created by the slow erosion of rocks.