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Stories about: Mars

War on Earth Will Keep This Martian Feature a Mystery for a While Longer
War on Earth Will Keep This Martian Feature a Mystery for a While Longer

22 Aug 2022, 11:46 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The European Space Agency's ExoMars mission would have landed a rover near this location on Mars in a bid to unlock its mysteries

 
We’re Going to Mars, And Our Trash Is Coming Along
We’re Going to Mars, And Our Trash Is Coming Along

21 Aug 2022, 04:34 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA asked for public help in coming up with ideas for waste management for future missions to Mars, the world happily responded.

 
Patterned Dunes on Mars Have Humans Scratching Their Heads
Patterned Dunes on Mars Have Humans Scratching Their Heads

15 Aug 2022, 09:13 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Sand dunes in the Becquerel Crater on Mars has scientists wondering where they came from, and why are they different from the rest of the region

 
We Just Found Joker’s Grin Etched on the Bottom of a Martian Crater
We Just Found Joker’s Grin Etched on the Bottom of a Martian Crater

14 Aug 2022, 02:16 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / A HiRISE image showing the Moni Crater on Mars reveals what appears to be a representation of Joker's grin etched in the sand at its bottom

 
They May Look Like It, But Those Are Not Really Fire Ants on the Surface of Mars
They May Look Like It, But Those Are Not Really Fire Ants on the Surface of Mars

13 Aug 2022, 01:34 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Another HiRISE orbital camera shows strange features on the surface of Mars, these things look like an army of fire ants.

 
1,640-Foot-Deep Pit May Hold the Secret for the Future of Humans on Mars
1,640-Foot-Deep Pit May Hold the Secret for the Future of Humans on Mars

9 Aug 2022, 09:07 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / A HiRISE image of Mars reveals a 1,640-foot-deep flood pit that may still hold a lot of subsurface ice, essential for crewed Mars missions

 
This Martian Crater Is a Preferred Target for Space Photos Since the 1970s, Changed Little
This Martian Crater Is a Preferred Target for Space Photos Since the 1970s, Changed Little

8 Aug 2022, 09:25 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / This relatively young crater on Mars has been in the spotlight for scientists on Earth since the 1970s, changed little since first photo taken

 
Martian Crater May Hold Liquid Water, Something Seems to Be Throwing Boulders in There
Martian Crater May Hold Liquid Water, Something Seems to Be Throwing Boulders in There

6 Aug 2022, 23:46 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Scientists studying the images of Mars sent back by the HiRISE camera can't seem to understand what phenomenon causes boulders to roll in the same place

 
There Are Brains Over on Mars, But Not the Kind You Think
There Are Brains Over on Mars, But Not the Kind You Think

6 Aug 2022, 00:38 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Some places on Mars resemble the surface of the human brain, and this is why scientists named them exactly that, brain terrain

 
The Curiosity Rover Is Celebrating 10 Years on Martian Soil
The Curiosity Rover Is Celebrating 10 Years on Martian Soil

5 Aug 2022, 14:49 UTC · By: Bogdan Bebeselea / It's Curiosity's 10th anniversary, as on this day ten years ago, the NASA rover landed on Mars. Let's take a minute to remember its journey.

 
This Is the Strangest-Shaped Impact Crater You’ll Find All Day
This Is the Strangest-Shaped Impact Crater You’ll Find All Day

5 Aug 2022, 09:00 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The HiRISE camera in orbit around Mars snaps a pic of an impact crater in the Noachis Terra region of the planet, there is an explanation

 
This Is How Today’s Rovers and Landers Become Mars’ Future Archeological Finds
This Is How Today’s Rovers and Landers Become Mars’ Future Archeological Finds

4 Aug 2022, 08:19 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / HiRISE image shows a dust-covered InSight lander, the tool is barely working on account of dust now blocking its solar panels

 
Here's Most Recent Proof Unshielded Mars Still Gets Bombarded From Space
Here's Most Recent Proof Unshielded Mars Still Gets Bombarded From Space

1 Aug 2022, 08:37 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / An most recent impact crater (possibly as young as 2014) was discovered in an image taken by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter back in 2020

 
This Painting-Like Region of Mars Is a Candidate for Sample Return Landing Spot
This Painting-Like Region of Mars Is a Candidate for Sample Return Landing Spot

31 Jul 2022, 02:18 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Location west of the Jezero Crater is a perfect target for NASA's Sample Return mission, filled with colors and textures that point to a rich area

 
If You Look Close Enough, These Martian Polygons Look Like the Remnants of an Ancient City
If You Look Close Enough, These Martian Polygons Look Like the Remnants of an Ancient City

30 Jul 2022, 02:20 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / A formation of natural polygons in the Elysium Planitia region of Mars looks like the remnants of ancient roads and building foundations

 
Perseverance Promoted to Sample Return Rover, NASA to Send More Helicopters to Mars
Perseverance Promoted to Sample Return Rover, NASA to Send More Helicopters to Mars

28 Jul 2022, 13:06 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA ditched the Sample Fetch Rover from its Sample Return missions, existing Perseverance to carry samples to their launch site on Mars

 
This Photo of Mars Is Not a Camera Fail, But Shows Alien Processes at Work
This Photo of Mars Is Not a Camera Fail, But Shows Alien Processes at Work

28 Jul 2022, 11:39 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Image taken by HiRISE in the Pavonis Mons region of Mars looks like it's blurred, NASA says we're looking in fact at natural "processes acting on the terrain.”

 
This Hard-to-Understand Region of Mars Is on the List of Potential Rover Landing Sites
This Hard-to-Understand Region of Mars Is on the List of Potential Rover Landing Sites

27 Jul 2022, 09:56 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Image showing the Nili Fossae region of Mars gives us a glimpse at a potential landing site for a future exploration rover

 
6-Mile Martian Crater Drowns in Millions of Smaller Ones, All Born From Same Impact
6-Mile Martian Crater Drowns in Millions of Smaller Ones, All Born From Same Impact

26 Jul 2022, 09:44 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The 6-mile across Zunil Crater is the result of an impact so powerful that there are millions of secondary craters around it

 
NASA Finds Wheel Tracks on Mars, That Purple Blotch Made Them
NASA Finds Wheel Tracks on Mars, That Purple Blotch Made Them

25 Jul 2022, 09:32 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA's HiRISE orbital camera snatches photo of wheel tracks on Mars, they were put there by Chinese rover Zhurong in less than a year