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Breathtaking Photos of Mars Terrain Hint at a Mysterious Cyclic Past

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A newly released image from a Mars satellite offers a glimpse into the complex past of the now dry and dusty world. From high above the surface of Mars, the orbiting High Resolution Imaging Experiment (HiRISE) homes in on the Danielson Crater, just north of the Mars equator. This region is intensely interesting to space … Read more

This Stupendous Crater on Mars Looks Eerily Like a Tree Stump

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You might be forgiven for thinking the above picture is the stump of a tree. Shift your perspective a little, however, and the truth becomes clear: What you’re looking at is much bigger than any tree – a concave depression on the surface of Mars, gouged out by a massive impact.   The rings radiating … Read more

Water on Mars: Large deposits found below the surface at the equator

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Previous discoveries of water on Mars were limited to the poles or deep underground, but water deposits spotted near the surface at the equator could be easily accessed by future astronauts Space 16 December 2021 By Alex Wilkins Candor Chasma is part of Valles Marineris, near the Candor Chaos region ESA/DLR/FU Berlin (G. Neukum), CC … Read more