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==Alternate version== An impact of Planet V onto Mars, forming the Borealis Basin has recently been proposed as an explanation for the Late Heavy Bombardment. Debris from this impact would have a different size distribution than the asteroid belt with a smaller fraction of large bodies and would result in a lower number of giant impact basins relative to craters.<ref name=Minton_etal_2015>{{cite journal|last1=Minton|first1=D. A.|last2=Jackson|first2=A. P.|last3=Asphaug|first3=E.|last4=Fassett|first4=C. I.|last5=Richardson|first5=J. E.|title=Debris from Borealis Basin Formation as the Primary Impactor Population of Late Heavy Bombardment|journal=Workshop on Early Solar System Impact Bombardment III|volume=1826|pages=3033|date=2015|url=http://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/bombardment2015/pdf/3033.pdf|bibcode=2015LPICo1826.3033M}}</ref><ref name=Minton_Richardson_Fassett_2015>{{cite journal|last1=Minton|first1=David A.|last2=Richard|first2=James E.|last3=Fassett|first3=Caleb I.|title=Re-examining the main asteroid belt as the primary source of ancient lunar craters|journal=Icarus|date=2015|volume=247|pages=172β190|arxiv=1408.5304|doi=10.1016/j.icarus.2014.10.018|bibcode = 2015Icar..247..172M |s2cid=55230320}}</ref>
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