The dust that coats much of the surface of Mars originates largely from a single thousand-kilometer-long geological formation near the Red Planet’s equator. …read more Source:: Science
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Minerology on Mars points to a cold and icy ancient climate
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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
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
New gravity map gives best view yet inside Mars
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A new map of Mars’ gravity made with three NASA spacecraft is the most detailed to date, providing a revealing glimpse into the hidden interior of the Red Planet. …read more Source:: Science
ExoMars on its way to solve the Red Planet’s mysteries
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The first of two joint ESA-Roscosmos missions to Mars has begun a seven-month journey to the Red Planet, where it will address unsolved mysteries of the planet’s atmosphere that could …read more Source:: Science
Auroras on Mars
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One day, when humans go to Mars, they might find that, occasionally, the Red Planet has green skies. NASA’s MAVEN spacecraft has detected evidence of widespread auroras in Mars’s northern …read more Source:: Science