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New evidence of liquid water on Mars suggests the planet is geothermally active

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Scientists have discovered new evidence that liquid water exists under the ice cap at Mars’ south pole and it could mean the planet is geothermally active. In 2018, the European Union Mars-Express orbiter discovered that the surface of the ice sheet covering the south pole of March dips and rises, suggesting liquid water may be …

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Exploring Ceres in Labs

Scientists identify the source of unexpected geological activity on the planet Ceres

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The dwarf planet Ceres is depicted in these false-color renderings, which highlight differences in surface materials. Footage from NASA’s Dawn spacecraft was used to create a spinning movie of Ceres, followed by an overhead view of Occator Crater, home to the brightest area of ​​Ceres. Credit: NASA/JPL Modeling reveals how Ceres fuels unexpected geological activity. …

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Exploring Ceres in Labs

Scientists identify the source of unexpected geological activity on the planet Ceres

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The dwarf planet Ceres is depicted in these false-color renderings, which highlight differences in surface materials. Footage from NASA’s Dawn spacecraft was used to create a spinning movie of Ceres, followed by an overhead view of Occator Crater, home to the brightest area of ​​Ceres. Credit: NASA/JPL Modeling reveals how Ceres fuels unexpected geological activity. …

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A scientist calculates that there are 15,694 pounds of trash on Mars. Most of it comes from discarded hardware like this thermal blanket that protected NASA's perseverance to survive its descent into the hellish atmosphere.

Mars is already TRASHED: Humans have left over 15,000 pounds of debris on the Red Planet

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Humans have left over 15,000 pounds of trash on Mars over the past 50 years and not a single person has ever set foot on the Red Planet. Cagri Kilic, a postdoctoral robotics researcher at the University of West Virginia, analyzed the mass of all rovers and orbiters sent to Mars and subtracted the weight …

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A scientist calculates that there are 15,694 pounds of trash on Mars. Most of it comes from discarded hardware like this thermal blanket that protected NASA's perseverance to survive its descent into the hellish atmosphere.

Mars is already TRASHED: Humans have left over 15,000 pounds of debris on the Red Planet

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Humans have left over 15,000 pounds of trash on Mars over the past 50 years and not a single person has ever set foot on the Red Planet. Cagri Kilic, a postdoctoral robotics researcher at the University of West Virginia, analyzed the mass of all rovers and orbiters sent to Mars and subtracted the weight …

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New clues to Mars' early atmosphere suggest a wet planet capable of supporting life

New clues to Mars’ early atmosphere suggest a wet planet capable of supporting life

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A 3D rendering of a wet blue planet. Credit: Planet Volumes/Anode on Unsplash New research published in Earth and Planetary Science Letters suggests that Mars was born humid, with a dense atmosphere allowing warm to warm oceans for millions of years. To reach this conclusion, the researchers developed the first model of the evolution of …

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NASA’s Mars lander hears the “bloop” of meteorites hitting the Red Planet

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The Mars InSight lander detected seismic and acoustic waves created when four space rocks slammed into the Red Planet’s surface. InsightThe seismometer felt vibrations from the impacts in 2020 and 2021, marking the first detections of meteoroids hitting the planet since the lander began collecting data after landing in 2018. The meteoroid impacts occurred between …

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Mars is mighty: first Webb space telescope images of the red planet

Mars is mighty: first Webb space telescope images of the red planet

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Webb’s first images of Mars, captured by his NIRCam instrument on September 5, 2022 [Guaranteed Time Observation Program 1415]. Left: Reference map of the Mars hemisphere observed by NASA and the Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter (MOLA). Top right: NIRCam image showing reflected sunlight from 2.1 microns (F212 filter), revealing surface features such as craters and …

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