Water on Mars

Curiosity Celebrates 90 Sols Scooping Mars and Snapping Amazing Self-Portrait with Mount Sharp

Image Caption: Curiosity Self Portrait with Mount Sharp at Rocknest ripple in Gale Crater. Curiosity used the Mars Hand Lens…

12 years ago

Ice Sculptures Fill The Deepest Parts of Mars

[/caption] One of the "weirdest and least understood" areas of Mars, the enormous Hellas Impact Basin contains strange flowing landforms…

13 years ago

Did Water or Lava Carve the Outflow Channels on Mars?

Large features on Mars called outflow channels have been a point of contention among planetary scientists. “Most Mars scientists accept…

13 years ago

Opportunity Phones Home Dusty Self-Portraits and Ground Breaking Science

[/caption] Opportunity, the Princess of Martian Robots, phoned home dusty new self portraits - above and below - of her…

13 years ago

Large Amounts of Water Ice Found Underground on Mars

[/caption] Many models predict that water ice shouldn't be stable on Mars today, anywhere beyond the poles, no matter how…

13 years ago

8 Years of Spirit on Mars – Pushing as Hard as We Can and Beyond !

[/caption] January 2012 marks the 8th anniversary since of the daring landing’s of “Spirit” and “Opportunity” - NASA’s now legendary…

13 years ago

Opportunity Discovers Most Powerful Evidence Yet for Martian Liquid Water

[/caption] NASA’s long lived Opportunity rover has discovered the most scientifically compelling evidence yet for the flow of liquid water…

13 years ago

Mars Express Reveals Possible Martian Glaciers

[/caption] When it comes to exploring Mars, one of the greatest needs future astronauts will face is water. Why? Simple…

13 years ago

Rare Mineral Points To Martian Water History

[/caption] No. This isn't an ancient raisin sponge cake you found at the back of your breadbox. It's a closeup…

13 years ago

Martian Clay A Vessel For Water?

[/caption] Although it might seem like a fictitious nomenclature, smectite is a real substance and it's been found on Mars.…

13 years ago