Mars
Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun and the second-smallest planet in the Solar System. The planet is named after the Roman god of war.
Mars is often called the Red Planet because of the iron oxide present on its surface. It has two moons, Phobos and Deimos. Like Earth, Mars has clouds, winds, a roughly 24-hour day, seasonal weather patterns, polar ice caps, volcanoes, canyons, and other familiar features.
Two sizable quakes detected on Mars
The quakes add weight to the idea that the location is a center of seismic activity.
A large quantity of Mars’ water is trapped in its crust
New study challenges long-held theory of fate of Mars’ Water.
Water may be present during the very formation of a planet
The Milky Way may be swarming with planets with oceans and continents like here on Earth.
NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover provided the first audio recording of sounds from Mars
A first audio recording of the red planet.
A two-step formation process of the early Solar System
A new theoretical framework for the formation and structure of the Solar System.
There may be less liquid water on Mars than previously thought
That is the reality of the situation.”
New technology to get oxygen, fuel from Mars’s salty water
An electrolysis system that doesn’t need pure water may change the game when it comes to exploration.
Floods of unimaginable magnitude once hit Mars’ Gale crater
Field geology at Mars’ equator points to ancient megaflood.
Mars losing its atmosphere at a faster rate
Effects of the global dust storm on the Mars’ upper atmosphere as observed by the Mars Orbiter Mission.