Mars’ Arabia Terra Is NASA’s Favorite Regions to Study, Has “Lovely Layers”
25 Jan 2022, 10:41 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA says one of its favorite regions to image on Mars is Arabia Terra, a heavily cratered area that's also filled by visible layers
Lobe on the Surface of Mars Hides Something Vital Underneath
24 Jan 2022, 10:56 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Photo on Mars taken by the HiRISE camera shows a lobe-shaped debris apron emanating from a massif that may contain pure water ice
Martian Polar Layered Deposits Look Like Ancient Cave Scribblings
23 Jan 2022, 03:18 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Image taken by the HiRISE camera shows layered deposits on the Martian South Pole region, they're devoid of ice as they face the Sun
Fuzzy Martian Surface Brings Back Real Outer Limit Vibes, Static Not What It Seems
22 Jan 2022, 03:16 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / A photo of the Medusae Fossae Formation on Mars, taken last year by the HiRISE camera, shows a "fluffy powder" that looks fuzzy when snapped in a pic
Chip-in-the-Wall Crater May Hold Clues to Mars' Past Climate
21 Jan 2022, 11:01 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / This small impact crater on the surface of Mars contains traces of buried ice that "can help answer questions about what the Martian climate was like long ago
Ancient River Bed Snakes Like the Spine of a Dragon Over Martian Valley
20 Jan 2022, 10:43 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Image taken by the HiRISE camera shows a portion of the Mawrth Vallis that contains teh remnants of an ancient river bed
Martian Impact Crater Is a Fat Hummingbird’s Nest to the Right Eyes
19 Jan 2022, 10:49 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Image of a crater in the Nanendi Valles region of Mars seems to show the fossilized remains of a hummingbird, nothing can be further from the truth
Weirdly Similar Martian Sand Dunes Look Like Migrating Alien Creatures
18 Jan 2022, 10:28 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Population of dark sand dunes in the Hellespontus region of Mars looks like a flock of alien creatures migrating from place to place
Broken Dunes Look Like Superman’s Fortress of Solitude Over on Mars
17 Jan 2022, 10:34 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / HiRISE image of the Marian surface shows what NASA calls “the splitting of dunes,” a mound that became an obstacle for the dunes moving south
Strange Features on Mars Look Like a Forest of Distant Trees
16 Jan 2022, 01:16 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / HiRISE photo of Mars captured in 2018 shows seasonal fans (streaks) that look like some kind of alien forest from an altitude of 247 km (153 miles)
Martian Crater Left With Tongue Sticking Out by Longer Lasting Forces
15 Jan 2022, 03:22 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Impact crater in the Nereidum Montes region of Mars is proof there are some natural forces more enduring than the force of an impact
Chaotic Martian Feature Looks Like the Ferrari World Abu Dhabi Roof
14 Jan 2022, 10:36 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Chaotic terrain in Aromatum Chaos region of Mars is shown in a photo taken by the HiRISE camera looking like the roof of Ferrari World Abu Dhabi
Martian Surface Looks Like an Alien City Seen From Very High Up
13 Jan 2022, 13:20 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Photo taken by the HiRISE camera in orbit around Mars shows what at first glance seems to be a view of an alien city on the surface
Splash Crater on Mars Is Nothing Short of Pure Alien Art
11 Jan 2022, 13:27 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Image captured by the HiRISE camera last year shows a pedestal crater in the Athabasca Valles on Mars, could help us understand the mantling of the lava there
Taffy Pull Terrain May Have Once Supported Large Ocean in Mars Largest Impact Zone
9 Jan 2022, 08:44 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Highly deformed layered sediment in the Alpheus Colles region of Mars makes scientists suspect that's where an ocean once was
"Off-Road Trail" Inside Martian Ogre’s Bowl Has a Very Scientific Explanation
8 Jan 2022, 08:20 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / A fracture is seen in the Orcus Patera region of Mars from high in orbit, looks like the remnants of a road, a trail, or maybe a river bed
This Crater Floor Was Shortlisted as Landing Site for Two Martian Rovers
7 Jan 2022, 12:52 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / HiRISE image taken in 2011 shows the Eberswalde Crater, a place considered as a potential landing site for Curiosity and Perseverance
This Is the First-Ever Image of Airy-0, The Crater Where Mars’ Prime Meridian Was
6 Jan 2022, 16:25 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Airy-0, named so after a British astronomer, is a crater within a crater that for a while was considered the Martian prime meridian
Gullies in a Wall Look Like a Set of Crooked Martian Monster Teeth
5 Jan 2022, 15:42 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / HiRISE photo of a crater wall in the Tempe Terra region of Mars shows older than usual gullies, helping scientists estimate age of terrain
Dry Ice Sublimation Leaves Mascara-Like Smudges on the Surface of Mars
4 Jan 2022, 12:54 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Image taken from Martian orbit by the HiRISE camera shows dark spots on the surface of Mars, in fact, sand brought to the surface by the sublimation of dry ice