Cosmic ray counts hidden in spacecraft data highlight influence of solar cycle at Mars and Venus
Measurements by ESA's long-serving twin missions, Mars Express and Venus Express, have captured the dance between the intensity of high-energy ...
Tag: Mars
Second Time's the Charm: Sols 3671-3673
As happens occasionally, our previous plan did not execute quite as expected. There was an issue with the rover's avionics ...
Giant mantle plume reveals Mars is more active than previously thought
On Earth, shifting tectonic plates reshuffle the planet's surface and make for a dynamic interior, so the absence of such ...
Mars set to wink out behind the Moon
On the night of December 7-8, Mars will be at opposition - opposite the Sun's position in the sky. On ...
Analyzing the rhythmically layered bedrock above the marker band: Sols 3669-3670
Curiosity drove ~25 meters back toward the Marker Band from our detour to the Gediz Vallis Ridge and has returned ...
NASA May Have Landed on a Martian Megatsunami Deposit Nearly 50 Years Ago
When NASA's Viking 1 lander touched down on the surface of Mars nearly 50 years ago, its cameras imaged a ...
Mars megatsunami may have been caused by Chicxulub-like asteroid impact
A Martian megatsunami may have been caused by an asteroid collision similar to the Chicxulub impact - which contributed to ...
What's in a Vein?
After scraping away the top few layers of stone using its abrading bit, the Perseverance rover has revealed a network ...
Back to the Marker Band – Sols 3667-3668
Still stuffed and feeling thankful our weekend plans were successful! This morning's downlink showed we had more power to play ...
3-D Radargram brings new focus to Mars' north polar cap
A new enhanced 3-D radar image offer a greatly improved view of the interior of the Martian north polar cap, ...