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“Seismic data from InSight is changing the way we study Mars’ interior. “After comparing marsquake data and impact crater images from orbit, researchers found that shaking caused by impacts penetrates ...

A new study links Mars’ polar energy surplus to its infamous global dust storms. Two dramatically different faces of our Red Planet neighbor appear in these comparison images from the Hubble Space ...

After the space agency canceled its VIPER rover, an empty space was available on a private spacecraft that will still head to ...

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The European Space Agency (ESA) wants to develop key technologies for a Mars surface lander by the mid-2030s. ESA is already planning to send the much-delayed, life-hunting Rosalind Franklin rover ...

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Aug. 12, 2024 — Quakes and meteor impacts on Mars generate seismic waves that can help map the interior. A new study analyzed seismic waves detected by the Insight lander and concludes that 11 ...

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