MRO
There are Important Differences Between the Ice Caps on Mars
In the 17th century, astronomers Giovanni Domenica Cassini and Christian Huygens noted the presence of hazy white caps while studying the…
This Sure Looks Like the Movements of a Glacier Across Ancient Mars
An image taken by the HiRISE camera aboard NASA's MRO shows evidence of past glaciers away from Mars' polar regions.
Want to Live on Mars? Here's Where the Water is
By combining data from the Mars Express and Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, a team of researchers has produced a map of…
This Bizarre Terrain on Mars is Caused by Water Ice and Carbon Dioxide
From orbit, this landscape on Mars looks like a lacy honeycomb or a spider web. But the unusual polygon-shaped features…
These are Star Dunes on Mars, Formed When the Wind Comes From Many Different Directions
Missions to Mars are expensive, even orbiters. They're there to do science, not take pretty pictures. But sometimes Mars' beauty…
Ice Peeks out of a Cliffside on Mars
The HiRISE (High-Resolution Imaging Science Experiment) camera on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has captured another beauty. This time the image…
One Feature Mars has That we Don’t: Polar Megadunes
New renderings from Kevin M Gill show a unique feature on Mars: the northern polar Chasma Boreale Megadunes!
Dusty Snow on Mars Could be Melting Just Below the Surface
Dust on Mars gets everywhere - including on top of ice deposited during one of Mars’ previous ice ages. Just…
Dust Storms on Mars Continue to Make the Planet Drier
Combining data from three Mars orbiter missions, a team of scientists have found undeniably proof that regional dust storms are…
How Old is the Ice at Mars’ North Pole?
Using data from the MRO's HiRISE camera, a team of researchers from UC Boulder have provided a starting point for…