“(The mounds) were the key to understanding how this area of Mars all links together.” François Poulet, an astronomer at the French Institute of Space Astrophysics who has studied the Mawrth ...

“(The mounds) were the key to understanding how this area of Mars all links together.” Light and dark deposits in Mawrth Vallis indicate clay minerals that were formed in the presence of water ...

Mars is home to perhaps the greatest mystery ... The surface density of craters (the number of craters per unit area) can be used to calculate the age of surface rocks – the older the surface ...

NASA was formed in 1958 "to provide for research into problems of flight within and outside the Earth's atmosphere, and for ...

The first full moon of the 2025 called 'Wolf Moon' that seen next to Mars rises over the sky during ... [+] a lunar occultation of Mars in Charlotte, United States on January 13, 2025. The next ...

Other photographers outside of the viewing area of the lunar occultation of Mars caught the full moon shining alone in the night sky. Robbie Pesiwarissa of Sydney, Australia saw the Full Wolf Moon ...

If you miss this occurrence, the next favorable moon occultation of Mars in our area won't come until Feb. 5, 2042. One caveat: There will be some scattered clouds in the area tonight, especially ...

This similarity could aid in future timekeeping for potential Mars missions. 8) The Surface Area of Mars Is Comparable to Earth's Landmass Surprisingly, the total surface area of Mars is roughly ...