If you look at satellite images of Jezero Crater, it’s pretty obvious it used to be full of water. You can see what appears to be a dried-up river bed snaking its way across the Martian landscape. Where that river meets the crater, there’s a breach in the crater wall and a large...
What type of planet is Mars? Mars is a terrestrial, or rocky, planet. Why is Mars known as the "Red Planet"? Mars is known as the "Red Planet" because it appears faintly reddish/orange when viewed in the night sky. This reddish color comes from the abundance of iron minerals and dus...
There's no water at Endeavour today, however. It's bone-dry, like the rest of Mars appears to be. Opportunity keeps rolling Opportunity is showing a few signs of its advanced age, such as an arthritic shoulder joint in its robotic arm. But the robot just keeps chugging along, and shoul...
New Mars study suggests an ocean's worth of water may be hiding beneath the red dusty surfaceRead full article: New Mars study suggests an ocean's worth of water may be hiding beneath the red dusty surface A new study suggests Mars may be drenched beneath its surface, with enough water ...
5, scientists describe what appears to be the first active mantle plume discovered on the Martian surface. Study co-author Jeff Andrews-Hanna, a planetary geologist at the University of Arizona, called the finding a "very big surprise." The finding suggests that Mars may be cooling ...
NASA's Opportunity rover appears as a blip in the center of this square. This image taken by HiRISE, a high-resolution camera onboard NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, shows the dust storm over Perseverance Valley has substantially cleared. Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Univ. of Arizona ...
Mars: Chryse PlanitiaClose-up of a pitted volcanic rock resting on the Chryse Planitia lowland of Mars, photographed by the Mars Pathfinder lander's rover, Sojourner, on September 17, 1997. From the low perspective of Sojourner's camera, the rock appears boulder-sized, but it is only abou...
Now That's Interesting Mars appears bright the night sky when the Red Planet and Earth are at their closest, and is also one planet relatively easy to see with the naked eye. The next time the Red Planet and Earth will be on a close approach is Jan. 12, 2025. Loading...Advertisement...
Now That's Interesting Mars appears bright the night sky when the Red Planet and Earth are at their closest, and is also one planet relatively easy to see with the naked eye. The next time the Red Planet and Earth will be on a close approach is Jan. 12, 2025. Loading...Advertisement...
However, images from Mars Express released in early 2005 show what appears to be a frozen sea that was liquid very recently (maybe 5 million years ago). Confirmation of this interpretation would be a very big deal indeed! (Valles Marineris was NOT created by running water. It was formed ...