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At first glance, Mars looks completely different from Earth. It’s got that dusty red surface, eerie atmosphere, and ...
The Algodones Dunes, straddling the borders of California, Arizona, and Mexico, may seem like an unlikely location for Mars ...
Scientists find Mars' glaciers are rich in ice, not rock, revealing clues about its frozen past and its promise for future missions.
Mars has a cold, desert-like climate with a thin atmosphere that supports extreme temperature variations, from highs of 68 °F to lows of −243 °F, as well as frequent dust storms of up to 60-70 miles ...
Q: Name this NASA mission during which astronauts on the moon became the first to drive a lunar rover on July 31, 1971. A: ...
Similar conditions on Mars can also produce dust devils. But the whirls on the Red Planet tend to be both wider and taller than their counterparts on Earth, and scientists aren't sure why.
NASA Odyssey orbiter snapped a first-ever image of a Mars volcano peeking above clouds before dawn. It’s twice as tall as Earth’s largest volcano.
Dust devils, a combination of air and dust, are common on Mars. Released Wednesday, the selfie is a composite of 59 images taken by the camera on the end of the rover's robotic arm, according to NASA.
NASA's Curiosity rover found carbon-rich minerals on Mars, revealing the Red Planet may have once had the right conditions to support life.
Curiosity Mars rover turns 10 NASA's Curiosity rover has captured the first close-up images of a part of Mars that scientists say provide evidence of how water once flowed on the red planet. There ...
Arsia Mons, an ancient Martian volcano, was captured before dawn on May 2, 2025, by NASA’s 2001 Mars Odyssey orbiter while the spacecraft was studying the Red Planet’s atmosphere, which ...