Throughout its mission, the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) has often rolled about its along-track axis by up to 28° to partially compensate for the suboptimal location of the Shallow Radar […]
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How Ash and Water Intricately Sculpted the Surface of Mars
The plateaus that flank the largest canyon in the Solar System are shrouded in hypnotically complex landforms called light-toned layered deposits. Fifteen years ago, PSI Senior Scientist Catherine Weitz first […]
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Vast, Potential Ice-Rich Deposit Found In Mars’ Equatorial Region
A potential ice-rich portion of the Medusae Fossae Formation deposits may contain the largest volume of water in the equatorial region of Mars.