Tag Archive for 'Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter'

Recurrent slope linea on the south-facing slope of a crater on the floor of Melas Chasma, Mars. Image credit: McEwen AS et al / NASA / JPL-Caltech / University of Arizona.

Mars: Scientists Find Evidence of Present-Day Water

Dec 12, 2013 by News Staff

Observations from NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter have revealed what may be seasonal flows of salty water. Recurrent slope linea on the south-facing...

This shaded relief map shows elevated, branching, lobate features in Aeolis Dorsa, Mars, interpreted as resistant channel deposits that make up an ancient delta. These layered, cross-cutting features are typical of channelized sedimentary deposits on Earth and here are indicative of a coastal delta environment (Roman A. DiBiase et al)

Scientists Find New Evidence for Ancient Ocean on Mars

Jul 17, 2013 by News Staff

A study published in the June issue of the Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets (full paper in .pdf) provides new evidence that an ocean covered as...

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