A slice of the martian surface shown in grey shades and lit from the lower left. The centre-right of the image is dominated by a circular, partially eroded crater filled […]
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Orbital View Of Chloride Salt Deposits In Terra Sirenum On Mars
A purplish, scaley wave lures the attention of a European spacecraft as it flies over Mars’s Terra Sirenum, Latin for Sea of the Sirens. It is just an optical illusion […]
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ExoMars Observes Water Frost On The Caldera Floor of the Ceraunius Tholus Volcano
Researchers have discovered frost atop volcanoes near Mars’s equator for the first time – a part of the planet where it was thought impossible for frost to form. The finding […]
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Newfound Frost Atop The Martian Volcano Olympus Mons
This high-resolution image shows newly discovered frost at the top of Olympus Mons, the tallest volcano not only on Mars but in the entire Solar System. The frost appears blue […]
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Water Frost Detected On The Tharsis Volcanoes On Mars
An international team of planetary scientists has detected patches of water frost sitting atop the Tharsis volcanoes on Mars, which are not only the tallest volcanic mountains on the Red […]
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Geological Mars Map Developed For The Rosalind Franklin Rover Mission
A team of European scientists have published the most detailed geological map of Oxia Planum – the landing site for ESA’s Rosalind Franklin rover on Mars. This thorough look at […]
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Landing Site Selected For UK ExoMars Rover Rosalind Franklin
A group of scientists and engineers in Leicester has recommended Oxia Planum as the best landing site for the British-built Mars rover “Rosalind Franklin.”