Mars

Image shows artists impression of Mars core. Analysis of Martian seismic data recorded by the InSight mission have revealed that Mars’s liquid iron core is surrounded by a150-​km thick molten silicate layer, as a consequence of which its core is smaller and denser than previously proposed. (Artwork: Thibaut Roger, NCCR Planet S / ETH Zürich)

Mars’ liquid iron core is smaller and denser than previously thought, study

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Mars’ liquid iron core is smaller and denser than previously thought, according to a new study analysing InSight lander's data.

Photo of Mars by Hubble Telescope. Source: NASA, ESA, and STScI

Chinese rover finds faint signs of recent water on Mars

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Chinese Zhurong rover finds faint signs of water on Mars, which may have existed till only a few hundred thousand years ago.

Insight Detects Meteor Impact and these craters were formed on Sept 5 2021. Captured by NASA's MRO. Credit: NASA/JPL Calthech/UoA

NASA’s InSight ‘Hears’ Its First Meteoroid Impacts on Mars

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NASA’s InSight lander has detected seismic waves from four space rocks that crashed on Mars in 2020 and 2021.

Though Mars is the Red Planet, false-color images can help us learn about its weather and geology. This image shows a variety of wind-related features on the Red Planet near the center of Gamboa Crater. Larger sand dunes form sinuous crests and individual domes.

Blue Ripples on Mars

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This image shows a variety of wind-related features near the center of Gamboa Crater on Mars. Larger sand dunes form sinuous crests and individual domes.

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Ingenuity Mars Helicopter’s Record Breaking Flight

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This video imagery was acquired by the navigation camera aboard NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter during its 25th flight on April 8, 2022. Covering a distance of 2,310 feet (704 meters) and at a speed ...

This spectrogram shows the largest quake ever detected on another planet. Estimated at magnitude 5, this quake was discovered by NASA’s InSight lander on May 4, 2022, the 1,222nd Martian day, or sol, of the mission. Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ETH Zurich

NASA’s InSight Records Monster Quake on Mars

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There are quakes on other planets and NASA’s InSight Records Monster Quake on Mars, the largest yet recorded on the Red Planet.

Tianwen-1 Orbiter orbiting Mars. Image released on Jan 1, 2022 by China National Space Administration

Actual Image of China’s Tianwen-1 Orbiting Mars

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Actual Image of China's Tianwen-1 Orbiting Mars captured by a smaller satellited released by the orbiter. It also captures the rover Zhurong

This image of “Kodiak” – one remnant of the fan-shaped deposit of sediments inside Mars’ Jezero Crater known as the delta – was taken by Perseverance’s Mastcam-Z instrument on Feb. 22, 2021. Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU/MSSS

How Water Shaped Mars – New information from Perseverance Rover

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How Water Shaped Mars - New information from Perseverance Rover shows that water shaped the Jezero Crater delta on Mars, just like it does on Earth.

Collage of First Ever Images of Mars

First Ever Images of Mars

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These are the first ever images of Mars. The first one was captured by Mariner 4, which after an eight-month voyage to Mars, made the first flyby of the red planet, becoming the first spacecraft to ta...

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