Curiosity rover finds its crater was habitable for 700 million years0
- From Around the Web, Space
- June 10, 2017
And there are indications that groundwater persisted for far longer.
And there are indications that groundwater persisted for far longer.
Findings suggest Red Planet had ocean, active hydrologic cycle
Lighter-toned bedrock that surrounds fractures and comprises high concentrations of silica—called “halos”—has been found in Gale crater on Mars, indicating that the planet had liquid water much longer than previously believed.
It was warm and wet right around the time life got its start on Earth.
Astrobiologists ponder sending gene sequencers, weather stations, drilling rigs and more to the Red Planet
Does anything call Mars home?
While many other space missions are interested in Mars, The Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is planning to investigate Phobos and Deimos.
Though the undertaking will no doubt include many challenges, NASA is finally ready to make humanity’s dream of sending people to Mars a reality. To that end, the agency has shared its five-part plan for reaching the Red Planet.
A “FOOTPRINT” has been found on the surface of Mars in an image taken by the NASA Curiosity Rover, it was claimed today.
You can’t carry everything you need from Earth, so researchers made 3-D–printed shapes with mocked-up Mars dust