Tag Archive for 'Mars'

Part of the Cydonia Mensae region on Mars. The image was acquired by the Mars Express orbiter on 19 November 2014. Image credit: ESA / DLR / FU Berlin / IGO / CC BY-SA 3.0.

Mars Express Captures Mysterious Cydonia Mensae

Mar 16, 2015 by News Staff

A new image from the High Resolution Stereo Camera on ESA’s Mars Express orbiter shows the portion of the Cydonia Mensae, a region that is home to a...

This artist’s impression shows how Mars may have looked about 4 billion years ago. Image credit: M. Kornmesser / ESO.

Ancient Ocean on Mars was Larger than Earth’s Atlantic Ocean, Say Scientists

Mar 6, 2015 by News Staff

An ancient ocean on the Red Planet covered a greater portion of the surface than the Atlantic Ocean does on our planet and held more water than Arctic...

This image was acquired by ESA’s Mars Express on October 8, 2014. Image credit: ESA / DLR / FU Berlin / CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.

ESA’s Mars Express Zeroes in on Phlegra Montes

Feb 20, 2015 by News Staff

ESA’s Mars Express orbiter has obtained a spectacular color image of the southernmost portion of Phlegra Montes, a mountain range in the Cebrenia quadrangle...

This image shows the location of the mysterious plume (circled) on Mars; south is up. Image credit: W. Jaeschke / D. Parker.

High-Altitude Clouds or Auroras? Researchers Puzzled by Mysterious Plumes on Mars

Feb 17, 2015 by News Staff

Strange plumes that have been observed above the surface of the Red Planet are baffling scientists. This image shows the location of the mysterious plume...

Curiosity rover can be seen at the Pahrump Hills area of Gale Crater in this view from the HiRISE camera on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. Image credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / University of Arizona.

Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Captures Curiosity Rover

Feb 9, 2015 by News Staff

A new image from the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera on NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter shows Curiosity on the rover’s...

Northwest Africa 7034. Image credit: NASA.

NWA 7034: Unique Meteorite Likely Came from Martian Dark Plains

Feb 2, 2015 by News Staff

Spectroscopic measurements of a Martian meteorite called Northwest Africa (NWA) 7034 are a spot-on match with orbital measurements of the Red Planet’s...

This panorama is presented in approximate true color by combing exposures taken through three of the Opportunity’s Pancam color filters, centered on wavelengths of 753 nanometers (near-infrared), 535 nanometers (green) and 432 nanometers (violet). The left edge is toward west-northwest and the right edge is southward. Image credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / Cornell University /Arizona State University.

NASA’s Opportunity Celebrates 11 Years on Mars

Jan 28, 2015 by News Staff

NASA’s Mars rover Opportunity celebrates its 11th anniversary on the planet, marking the milestone with an incredible view of 22-km-wide Endeavour Crater. This...

NASA's Curiosity Rover. Image credit: NASA.

Mars Helicopter Could be Scout for Future Rovers, NASA Says

Jan 26, 2015 by News Staff

Scientists at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory are working on a helicopter drone that could scout a trail for future Mars exploration vehicles. NASA’s...

The Nili Fossae system, part of which is shown in this image, is an area of great geological interest near the giant Isidis impact basin, northeast of the Syrtis Major volcanic province. The system contains numerous troughs, one of which can be seen crossing the lower left of this image. On the plateau above, several depressions can be seen, some of them extending into the trough. A large, 55 km-diameter impact crater with a central pit can be seen on the right. This image was acquired by the High Resolution Stereo Camera on the Mars Express on 16 October 2014. North is to the right, east is up. Image credit: ESA / DLR / FU Berlin / CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.

ESA’s Mars Express Returns New Images of Nili Fossae

Jan 22, 2015 by News Staff

New images from ESA’s Mars Express spacecraft show Nili Fossae – one of the most exciting regions on Mars. The Nili Fossae system, part of which...

This image shows a bright feature interpreted as Beagle 2 with solar arrays at least partially deployed on the surface of Mars. The location is approximately 11.5 degrees north latitude, 90.4 degrees east latitude. The image is an excerpt from HiRISE observation ESP_039308_1915, taken December 15, 2014. Image credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / University of Arizona / University of Leicester.

Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Finds Long-Lost Beagle-2

Jan 16, 2015 by News Staff

The unsuccessful Beagle 2 Mars lander, thought lost on Mars since 2003, has been found partially deployed on the surface of the planet in images taken...

A rock bed at the Gillespie Lake outcrop on Mars. Scale bar - 15 cm. Image credit: NASA.

Curiosity Finds Possible Signs of Ancient Microbial Life on Mars

Jan 8, 2015 by News Staff

Dr Nora Noffke of Old Dominion University in Norfolk, VA, says she has found potential evidence of former life in photos taken by NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity. A...

This image of an area on the surface of Mars, about 1.5 x 3 km in size, was taken by the HiRISE camera aboard the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter on November 30, 2014. It shows frosted gullies on a south-facing slope within a crater in Sisyphi Planum. In the Martian southern spring, only south-facing slopes retain the frost, while the north-facing slopes have melted. Image credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / University of Arizona.

NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Watches Frosty Mars

Dec 26, 2014 by News Staff

NASA’s spacecraft orbiting Mars has snapped wintry-looking pictures of the planet’s surface, showing the slopes of an impact crater dusted with...

Curiosity Finds Methane, Organic Molecules on Mars

Dec 17, 2014 by News Staff

NASA’s Mars Curiosity rover has detected methane in the Martian atmosphere around it and several organic molecules in a rock sample from its landing...

$This two-dimensional X-ray diffraction pattern for the John Klein mudstone sample reveals the presence of more than a dozen minerals. Image credit: Bish, D. et al.$