Scientists think big impact caused two-faced Mars

June 25, 2008 By ALICIA CHANG , AP Science Writer

(AP) -- Why is Mars two-faced? Scientists say fresh evidence supports the theory that a monster impact punched the red planet, leaving behind perhaps the largest gash on any heavenly body in the solar system.

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