[Astrobiology] Accessing the martian deep subsurface is a long-standing scientific priority for astrobiology, climate reconstruction, and planetary evolution, yet robotic drilling missions have historically been limited by wellbore instability, loss […]
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InSight Lander Marsquake Data Reveals Lumpy Nature Of Mars’ Interior
What appear to be fragments from the aftermath of massive impacts on Mars that occurred 4.5 billion years ago have been detected deep below the planet’s surface. The discovery was […]
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What Is It Like In The Core Of Mars?
Researchers from the University of Bayreuth and the ESRF, the European Synchrotron, have subjected a blend of iron and sulphur to extreme conditions resembling the deep interior of Mars. They […]
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The Presence Of Liquid Water Is The Most Probable Explanation For Data Collected By Mars Insight
Data about Mars’ planetary crust gathered from the Mars InSight lander are best explained by the conclusion that the crust has stores of liquid water. Analysis led by Vashan Wright, […]
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There Are Oceans Of Water On Mars. They’re Just Too Deep To Tap.
Using seismic activity to probe the interior of Mars, geophysicists have found evidence for a large underground reservoir of liquid water — enough to fill oceans on the planet’s surface.