Martian Water

An Ancient Martian Lake Was Larger Than Any Lake on Earth

The ESA's Mars Express orbiter captured an image of the remains of a vast ancient lake on Mars. The remnant…

3 months ago

Perseverance Finds its Dream Rock

If there's a Holy Grail on Mars, it's probably a specific type of rock: A rock so important that it…

7 months ago

China’s Rover Found Evidence of an Ancient Ocean on Mars

In a recent study published in National Science Review, a team of researchers led by the China University of Geosciences…

1 year ago

Scientists Piece Together the Shoreline of an Ancient Ocean on Mars

Scientists have long suspected that Mars was once warm and wet in its ancient past. The Mars Ocean Hypothesis says…

2 years ago

Early Life on Mars Might Have Wiped Out Life on Mars

Life might have wiped itself out on early Mars. That's not as absurd as it sounds; that's sort of what…

2 years ago

There are Places Where Salty Water Could Emerge Onto the Surface of Mars

The existence of water on Mars is a contentious subject. We know there used to be water on the surface…

3 years ago

The Scientific Debate Rages on: Is there Water Under Mars’ South Pole?

There's no surface water on Mars now, but there was a long time ago. If you ask most people interested…

3 years ago

Ice Peeks out of a Cliffside on Mars

The HiRISE (High-Resolution Imaging Science Experiment) camera on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has captured another beauty. This time the image…

3 years ago

Mars Was Too Small to Ever be Habitable

Mars and water. Those words can trigger an avalanche of speculation, evidence, hypotheses, and theories. Mars has some water now,…

3 years ago

Dusty Snow on Mars Could be Melting Just Below the Surface

Dust on Mars gets everywhere - including on top of ice deposited during one of Mars’ previous ice ages.  Just…

3 years ago