NASA has plans to send astronauts to Mars surprisingly soon, but their exact timeline is still rather vague for a number of ...
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The key to solving the mystery of the Viking results is the discovery of perchlorate on the Martian surface in 2008.
The current image of Mars as an arid and hostile desert contrasts sharply with the history revealed by its surface. Channels, ...
Perchlorate, a toxic substance found in Mars dirt, could help the bacterium Sporosarcina pasteurii strengthen bonds between particles of regolith.
Advanced rovers and orbiters have turned Mars into a living laboratory, revealing its craters, mountains, and ancient water systems with unparalleled precision. From the surface to orbit, these ...
While Mars may appear round, its true shape is subtly stretched and uneven, a product of its unique geological past and ...
"Explosive volcanism could repeatedly seed low latitudes with ice and ash, producing buried or insulated ice deposits that help explain the excess hydrogen signals measured near the equator." When you ...
Bright white rocks found by NASA’s Perseverance rover hint at ancient Martian rain lasting millions of years, raising new questions about how wet Mars once was and what those conditions might mean.
In A Nutshell Mars was erupting while T. rex roamed Earth: A Martian volcano system was active between 64 and 50 million ...