Remote-sensing images of Mars contain rich information about its surface morphology, topography, and geological structure. These data are fundamental for scientific research and exploration missions of Mars.
Chinese Academy of Sciences
Posted inAtmospheres, Climate, Weather, Biogeochemical Cycles & Geobiology, Biosignatures & Paleobiology, Exoplanets, -moons, -comets, Habitable Zones, Press Release, Water/Hycean Worlds & Oceanography
Unlocking Clearer Views Of Water Worlds: A Landsat Legacy
Editor’s note: we are finding worlds orbiting other stars that may well be water worlds. These worlds may similar in some ways to our own and most likely different at […]
Posted inExtremeophiles and Extreme Environments, Genomics, Proteomics, Bioinformatics, Microbiology & Virology, Status Report
New Species Of Marine Bacteria Isolated From A Deep-sea Cold Seep
Researchers have isolated a new strain of marine bacteria with unique characteristics from the ocean seabed.
Posted inAstrochemistry, Astronomy & Telescopes, Biosignatures & Paleobiology, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Interstellar, Press Release
Radio Recombination Lines Of Carbon/Oxygen Ions Detected For The First Time
A research team from the Shanghai Astronomical Observatory (SHAO) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has detected radio recombination lines (RRLs) of ions heavier than helium for the first time, […]
Posted inAway Teams & Field Reports, Extremeophiles and Extreme Environments, Missions & Hardware, Press Release, Robotics/Rovers/UAVs, ROVs/Submersibles/Diving, Water/Hycean Worlds & Oceanography
Chinese And New Zealand Scientists Dive to One of the Ocean’s Deepest Regions
A submersible pilot from China and a New Zealand scientist have become the first women to dive to Scholl Deep in the Kermadec Trench, 10 km below sea level.
Posted inBiosignatures & Paleobiology, Icy Worlds, Mars, Press Release, Water/Hycean Worlds & Oceanography
Insights Into Utopia Basin Revealed By Mars Rover Zhurong
A new radar image obtained by China’s Mars rover Zhurong provides insights into the surface structure of the Utopia Planitia basin. The findings — which reveal multiple sub-layers suggestive of […]