Did you know that it snows on Mars? It’s not exactly the same kind of snow that we have here on Earth, but it is frozen precipitation. Mars snowflakes are much smaller than the ones here on Earth. In fact, they have about the same diameter as a human red blood cell, according to a [...]
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Was there recently an “earthquake” on Mars? The surface of the red planet may have been shaken by quakes relatively recently, hinting at the existence of active volcanoes and, more importantly, the possibility of the existence of reservoirs of liquid water, according to a new study. Using photos taken by NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, researchers [...]
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