How much litter have we amassed on Mars? A look at the Red Planet
Some of the more notable debris on Mars includes pieces of the Viking landers, heat shields, pieces of insulation and, more ...
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Sunny days on Mars come with a weather warning: Dust storms ahead!
The researchers found that 78% of dust storms during that period were preceded by an extended period of what passes for "warm ...
What a NASA spacecraft saw at a robot's grave from orbit
Scientists have long known the hazards of dust devils churning up Martian dirt, though dust devils can also blow accumulating ...
Mars is littered with junk. Historians want to save it.
No astronaut has ever stepped foot on Mars, but that doesn't mean humans haven't left their mark — literally.
Examining how Mars' infamous dust storms can engulf the entire planet
In a new study, planetary scientists at the University of Colorado Boulder have begun to unravel the factors that kick off ...
Scientists Study How Mars Dust Storms Turn Into Global Monsters
Planetary scientists examine a possible connection between warm, sunny days and massive Mars dust storms as humanity looks ...
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Mars Dust Storms Can Engulf Entire Planet, Shutting Down Rovers and Endangering Astronauts — Now We Know Why
Pieris and her colleagues studied weather data from NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO), which has been observing the ...
NASA’s InSight Mars lander: New HiRISE image reveals dusty resting place on the red planet
The accumulation of dust has significantly changed surface features on Mars. This natural process of dust deposition provides ...
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Tracking Mars' Catastrophic Dust Storms: A New Step Toward Forecasting
What processes are responsible for dust storms on Mars? This is what a study presented today at the American Geophysical ...
Avalanches, icy explosions and dunes: NASA is tracking New Year on Mars
Instead of a winter wonderland, the Red Planet's northern hemisphere goes through an active—even explosive—spring thaw. While ...