The strongest recorded Marsquake was not due to an asteroid impact but due to tectonic forces…
Mars
NASA’s Perseverance rover spotted a rare, strange “blue” event over the horizon of the Red Planet.…
Of all the attempts to land unmanned spacecraft on Mars, only ten have been successfully completed.…
The diameter of Mars is almost half the diameter of the Earth, and its atmosphere is…
Although the Martian atmosphere is composed mostly of carbon dioxide, TGO analyzes its trace gases, such…
The ExoMars Trace Gas spacecraft began studying the atmosphere of Mars, with a particular focus on…
Spirit (or MER-A, short for Mars Exploration Rover – A) was the first of two rovers…
“Spirit” and “Opportunity” landed on Mars on January 4 and 25, 2004, world time. Even though…
Sand constantly moved by winds covers the surface of Mars, forming a dynamic desert landscape with…
In 1971, NASA’s Mariner 9 spacecraft, the first to orbit another planet, recorded a global dust…
September 21, 2023 marks nine years since MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN) has been in…
Scientists using the Neutral Gas and Ion Mass Spectrometer (NGIMS) aboard NASA’s MAVEN spacecraft have found…
In September 2017, the Sun experienced a series of powerful flares, including one of the most…
The Perseverance Rover is a robotic vehicle designed to explore Mars launched in 2020. The rover…
Мars is one of the most accessible planets in the sky because it is close to…
Earth:Weight (m) 5.9726⋅1024 kgAverage density (ρ) 5.5153 g/cm³Average radius 6371.0 km Mars:Mass (m) 6.4171⋅1023 kg or…
A few salty water droplets that hit the rack of NASA’s Phoenix lander as it landed…
In the distant past, Mars had an atmosphere that was warm, humid, and rich in carbon…
If the Sun is the size of a watermelon, Mars would be about the size of…
Have you ever wondered why Mars is often referred to as the “Red Planet”? The answer…