The climate throughout Mars’ early history has long been debated — was the Red Planet warm and wet, or cold and icy? New research published in Icarus provides evidence for …read more Source:: Science
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New data-mining technique offers most-vivid picture of Martian mineralogy
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•A team of scientists have revealed the mineralogy of Mars at an unprecedented scale, which will help them understand the planet’s geologic history and habitability. Understanding the mineralogy of another …read more Source:: Science
Mars rocks may harbor signs of life from 4 billion years ago
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•Iron-rich rocks near ancient lake sites on Mars could hold vital clues that show life once existed there, research suggests. …read more Source:: Science
Clear as mud: Desiccation cracks help reveal the shape of water on Mars
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•As Curiosity rover marches across Mars, the red planet’s watery past comes into clearer focus. …read more Source:: Science
Is there life adrift in the clouds of Venus?
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•In the search for extraterrestrial life, scientists have turned over all sorts of rocks. Mars, for example, has geological features that suggest it once had — and still has — …read more Source:: Science
Steep slopes on Mars reveal structure of buried ice on Red Planet
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•Researchers have found eight sites where thick deposits of ice beneath Mars’ surface are exposed in faces of eroding slopes. The ice was likely deposited as snow long ago. The …read more Source:: Science
NASA’s MAVEN mission finds Mars has a twisted magnetic tail
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•Mars has an invisible magnetic ‘tail’ that is twisted by interaction with the solar wind, according to new research using data from NASA’s MAVEN spacecraft. …read more Source:: Science
Mars study yields clues to possible cradle of life
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•The discovery of evidence for ancient sea-floor hydrothermal deposits on Mars identifies an area on the planet that may offer clues about the origin of life on Earth. The research …read more Source:: Science
Meteorite tells us that Mars had a dense atmosphere 4 billion years ago
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•Exploration missions have suggested that Mars once had a warm climate, which sustained oceans on its surface. To keep Mars warm requires a dense atmosphere with a sufficient greenhouse effect, …read more Source:: Science