Facial pareidolia is the human tendency or illusion of seeing facial structures in an everyday objects – such as seeing…
This interesting image from the HiRISE camera on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter shows a field of fascinating dunes called barchan…
Because of the orbiters and landers that have studied Mars over the years, scientists have learned that water ice is…
Pit craters are found on solid bodies throughout our Solar System, including Earth, Venus, the Moon, and Mars. These craters…
From orbit, this landscape on Mars looks like a lacy honeycomb or a spider web. But the unusual polygon-shaped features…
Changes are always taking place on Mars, from factors like seasonal variations and wind. But there’s one other aspect that…
Most impact craters are usually circular and fairly symmetric, but not all. This odd-shaped crater on Mars is obviously an…
More than 13 months after the Perseverance rover landed on Mars (on February 18, 2021), the rover’s cameras have finally…
China’s Tianwen-1 lander and Zhurong rover touched down on the Martian plain Utopia Planitia on May 14, 2021 after spending…
Nothing says springtime on Mars like defrosting dunes. (more…)