China’s Mars rover Zhurong finds possible shoreline of ancient Red Planet ocean
Data from China’s Zhurong rover has revealed what appears to be an ancient shoreline streaking through Mars’ northern hemisphere. …
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On ancient Mars, carbon dioxide ice kept the water running. Here’s how
Read more: On ancient Mars, carbon dioxide ice kept the water running. Here’s howHuge shells of frozen carbon dioxide at Mars’ south polar cap resulted in subsurface meltwater, which fed a huge system of rivers, lakes and even a sea, a new study suggests. …
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Boost for Mars life? Red Planet’s magnetic field may have lasted longer than thought
Read more: Boost for Mars life? Red Planet’s magnetic field may have lasted longer than thoughtMars’ global magnetic field may have hung around for 200 million years longer than scientists had thought, possibly giving life a longer window to take hold on the Red Planet. …
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Boost for Mars life? Red Planet’s magnetic field may have lasted longer than thought
Read more: Boost for Mars life? Red Planet’s magnetic field may have lasted longer than thoughtMars’ global magnetic field may have hung around for 200 million years longer than scientists had thought, possibly giving life a longer window to take hold on the Red Planet. …
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Perseverance rover watches ‘googly eye’ solar eclipse from Mars (video)
Read more: Perseverance rover watches ‘googly eye’ solar eclipse from Mars (video)NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover was treated to a ‘googly eye’ solar eclipse on Sept. 30 as the planet’s moon Phobos passed in front of the sun. …
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Watch NASA’s Mars video of a ‘googly eye’ during solar eclipse
Read more: Watch NASA’s Mars video of a ‘googly eye’ during solar eclipseNASA’s Perseverance rover has captured remarkable footage of Mars’ phobos moon during a recent solar eclipse on the red planet.
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Will China return Mars samples to Earth before the US does?
Read more: Will China return Mars samples to Earth before the US does?China has moved up its timeline for bringing Mars samples to Earth, aiming to do so as early as 2028 — long before the U.S. is slated to achieve this same ambitious goal. …
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NASA’s Perseverance Captures ‘Googly Eye’ During Solar Eclipse
Read more: NASA’s Perseverance Captures ‘Googly Eye’ During Solar EclipseThe tiny, potato-shaped moon Phobos, one of two Martian moons, cast a silhouette as it passed in front of the Sun, creating an eye in Mars’ sky. From its perch on the western wall of Mars’ Jezero Crater, NASA’s Perseverance rover recently spied a “googly eye” peering down from space. The pupil in this celestial…
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‘First tree on Mars:’ Scientists measure greenhouse effect needed to terraform Red Planet
Read more: ‘First tree on Mars:’ Scientists measure greenhouse effect needed to terraform Red PlanetWhat is the amount of greenhouse warming required to heat up the cold climes of Mars enough so that trees can grow on the Red Planet? …
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NASA’s Perseverance Rover Looks Back While Climbing Slippery Slope
Read more: NASA’s Perseverance Rover Looks Back While Climbing Slippery SlopeOn its way up the side of Jezero Crater, the agency’s latest Red Planet off-roader peers all the way back to its landing site and scopes the path ahead. NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover is negotiating a steeply sloping route up Jezero Crater’s western wall with the aim of cresting the rim in early December.…
