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Small and Fresh Asteroid Impact Crater Found in an Unlikely Region of Mars
Small and Fresh Asteroid Impact Crater Found in an Unlikely Region of Mars

6 Mar 2022, 02:24 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / HiRISE image taken in 2013 shows a relatively young crater on the Martian mid-latitudes, a place where craters usually don't last very long

 
Swarms of Sandworms Seem to Converge on Massive Carcass in Stunning Martian Savagery
Swarms of Sandworms Seem to Converge on Massive Carcass in Stunning Martian Savagery

5 Mar 2022, 02:24 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Another image showing Martian dunes and several other features bring to light the similarities between the planet and Dune's Arrakis

 
This Asteroid Made Quite a Splash on Mars, Visible From Space
This Asteroid Made Quite a Splash on Mars, Visible From Space

27 Feb 2022, 03:16 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / HiRISE image captured in 2009 shows a small impact crater on Mars, complete with what scientists call cemented fine materials

 
That’s Not Water You See Flowing on Mars, But a Pretty Close Visual Approximation
That’s Not Water You See Flowing on Mars, But a Pretty Close Visual Approximation

26 Feb 2022, 02:44 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Image taken by the HiRISE camera, ran through filters, seems to show a vivid blue river snaking its way on the surface of Mars

 
This Purely Martian Location Was Considered as Landing Site for Curiosity, Lost to Gale
This Purely Martian Location Was Considered as Landing Site for Curiosity, Lost to Gale

22 Feb 2022, 12:37 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / This area in the Mawrth Vallis region of Mars was considered as a potential landing spot for the Curiosity rover at the beginning of the 2010s

 
Chaotic Features Put On the Ultimate Visual Show on Mars
Chaotic Features Put On the Ultimate Visual Show on Mars

20 Feb 2022, 03:16 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Image of the Melas Chasma region of Mars shows massive and chaotic features made up of sulfates, clays, or some other hydrated materials

 
Martian Squishy Impact Crater Looks Like a Rose Frozen in Rock, Holds Some Mysteries
Martian Squishy Impact Crater Looks Like a Rose Frozen in Rock, Holds Some Mysteries

19 Feb 2022, 03:16 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Image sent back by the HiRISE camera shows an impact crater with most of the ejecta vaporized, looks like a rose seen from above

 
This Must Be the Most Beautiful Impact Crater in the Solar System
This Must Be the Most Beautiful Impact Crater in the Solar System

11 Feb 2022, 13:03 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Image taken by the HiRISE camera shows an impact crater in the Phlegra Montes region of Mars, one of the most balanced we've ever seen

 
Replica of Earth’s Continents as Seen on Maps Found as Small Features on Mars
Replica of Earth’s Continents as Seen on Maps Found as Small Features on Mars

10 Feb 2022, 09:03 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Image sent back by the HiRISE camera shows small formations on the surface of Mars that from a certain angle looks like a replica of Earth's maps

 
Surface Ridges on Mars Look Like Fossils of Alien Creatures
Surface Ridges on Mars Look Like Fossils of Alien Creatures

9 Feb 2022, 03:14 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Older HiRISE image of the Martian surface shows ridges near the Vernal crater that look like the skeleton of some long dead alien creature

 
Crooked Alien Smiley Face Is a Real Feature on Mars, NASA Has Another Weird Name For It
Crooked Alien Smiley Face Is a Real Feature on Mars, NASA Has Another Weird Name For It

7 Feb 2022, 13:24 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Image sent back by the HiRISE camera shows Swiss cheese terrain at the Martian South Pole, one of the features may or may not look like a smile face

 
This Speck of Darkness on Mars Wears the Mark of Dust Devils
This Speck of Darkness on Mars Wears the Mark of Dust Devils

6 Feb 2022, 03:34 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Sand dune on Mars looks dark because it is made of the remnants of volcanic dark basalt rocks, it's shape shifting under the power of the wind

 
Dark Spiders on the Surface of Mars Rise From Underneath, Are Not Actually Creatures
Dark Spiders on the Surface of Mars Rise From Underneath, Are Not Actually Creatures

5 Feb 2022, 03:12 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / HiRISE image from the Martian South Pole shows a butte and the remnants of carbon dioxide ice that made it to the surface

 
Impact Craters Bundle Together on Mars, Impossible to Count
Impact Craters Bundle Together on Mars, Impossible to Count

2 Feb 2022, 12:50 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Image of Mars captured by the HiRISE camera shows a portion of Arabia Terra riddled with asteroid impact craters, too many to count

 
Even This Dry, Lone Hill Points to Mars’ Water-Filled Past
Even This Dry, Lone Hill Points to Mars’ Water-Filled Past

1 Feb 2022, 10:59 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / HiRISE photo of the Hellas Planitia region shows a lonely, layered butte feature that point to the impact basin having had a lake long ago

 
Smooth-Looking Flow Channel on Another World Had a Violent Beginning
Smooth-Looking Flow Channel on Another World Had a Violent Beginning

31 Jan 2022, 10:07 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Image taken by the HiRISE of the Tharsis region of Mars shows a smooth and constantly wide lava channel with an island in the middle

 
Dunes of Mars Look Like Droplets of Melted Terminator From High Up in Orbit
Dunes of Mars Look Like Droplets of Melted Terminator From High Up in Orbit

30 Jan 2022, 03:52 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Image taken by the HiRISE camera back in 2020 shows a number of elongated dunes that appear like droplets of water to the right eyes

 
There Are Dying Craters on Mars, Here’s a Piece of One
There Are Dying Craters on Mars, Here’s a Piece of One

29 Jan 2022, 03:18 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Image sent back by the HiRISE camera from Mars shows how subsurface ice can change the appearance and shape of an impact crater

 
Strange Patterns on Mars Prove How Powerful Wind Is Everywhere
Strange Patterns on Mars Prove How Powerful Wind Is Everywhere

28 Jan 2022, 10:38 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / HiRISI image showing the Medusae Fossae region of Mars points to wind having blown in the same direction there for a long time

 
Martian Cross Crater Has the Looks of a Giant Alien Sculpture
Martian Cross Crater Has the Looks of a Giant Alien Sculpture

26 Jan 2022, 10:44 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / HiRISE image from Mars shows a portion of the Cross Crater in the Terra Sirenum region of the planet, looks like a sculpture