New NASA Funded Research Opens a Window Into Mars’ Tumultuous Past
New research reveals that Mars experienced a 400-million-year lull in impacts between the formation of Borealis and the younger basins. Since the earliest days of…
New research reveals that Mars experienced a 400-million-year lull in impacts between the formation of Borealis and the younger basins. Since the earliest days of…
This newly released image from NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter views gullies on the surface of Mars. Gullies eroded into the steep inner slope of an…
This newly released Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter image shows the location with the most impressive known gully activity in Mars’ northern hemisphere. Gullies are active in…
This new image comes from NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, revealing a region of Mars sprayed with secondary craters from 10-kilometer (6-mile) Zunil Crater to the…
The high resolution imaging science experiment (HiRISE) on the Mars Orbiter gives astronomers a view of the sediment deposits leftover from the lakes that once…
The HiRISE instrument on NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has captured a great view of a small mesa on the surface of Mars. In this newly…
This newly released image from the high resolution imaging science experiment on NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter gives astronomers a view of the layered deposits in…
This newly released image from the high resolution imaging science experiment (HiRISE) on NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter provides astronomers with a closer look at the…
HiRISE continues to provide astronomers with interesting and revealing images of the Martian surface. The latest image is no different. This new image from the…
New results from NASA’s MAVEN spacecraft reveal that solar wind and radiation are responsible for stripping the Martian atmosphere, transforming Mars from a planet that…
This new HiRISE image shows a group of dunes on the surface of Mars. The mound in the center of this image appears to have…
This newly released image from HiRISE shows sand dunes in the Southern hemisphere of Mars. Sand dunes are scattered across Mars and one of the…
This newly released HiRISE image shows gullies on the surface of Mars. This is an odd-looking image. It shows gullies during the winter while entirely…
This new HiRISE Image shows the hills of Juventae Chasma on Mars. There are many hills about 1 kilometer (3,280 feet) high in Juventae Chasma,…
A new study from NASA reveals that the giant Martian shield volcano Arsia Mons produced one new lava flow at its summit every 1 to…
This newly released image from NASA’s high resolution imaging science experiment (HiRISE) shows layered deposits in Uzboi Vallis. Layered deposits in Uzboi Vallis sometimes occur…
Astronomers have identified three kinds of textured dust storms on Mars, and found that these textured storms have preferred seasons and locations. Astronomers studying Mars…
This newly released HiRISE image shows the Holden Crater on Mars. Holden Crater in southern Margaritifer Terra displays a series of finely layered deposits on…