Landforms Indicate “Recent” Warm Weather on Mars

[/caption] Remember the polygon-shaped landforms at Mars north polar region that the Phoenix lander studied? The polygons are produced by seasonal expansion and contraction of ground ice, and these shapes have been found in other regions on Mars as well. New studies of images from the HiRISE camera on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter indicates that … Continue reading Landforms Indicate “Recent” Warm Weather on Mars