In the 17th century, astronomers Giovanni Domenica Cassini and Christian Huygens noted the presence of hazy white caps while studying the…
Seen from space, regions of Mars around the south pole have a bizarre, pitted "Swiss cheese" appearance. These formations come…
New research hows how changes in the size of the Martian polar ice caps are associated with annual changes in…
Erosion can take many forms. Most commonly known is water wearing away the sides of creeks or lakes. But wind…
A new image from the ESA's Mars Express spacecraft shows how beautiful, and desolate, Mars can appear. It also highlights…
[/caption] Mars has permanent ice caps at both poles composed mostly of solid carbon dioxide, and mysteriously, a large portion…