Mars in the News ...


Martian soil 'could support life' BBC - June 27, 2008
Mars Soil Resembles Veggie-Garden Dirt, Lander Finds National Geographic - June 27, 2008

Phoenix Mars Lander Returns Treasure Trove For Science Science Daily - June 27, 2008

Scientists: It Once Rained on Mars Wired - June 25, 2008

Mars probe makes 'ice' discovery BBC - June 20, 2008

Mars Lander Finds Ice, NASA Says National Geographic - June 21, 2008

   Mystery Image Seen on Mars MSNBC - May 28, 2008

Earth vs. Mars: Polar Opposites Live Science - May 23, 2008

Early Mars Had Floods, Yellowstone-Like Hot Springs National Geographic - May 22, 2008

The 10 greatest hits and misses on Mars MSNBC - May 21, 2008

Phobos: Doomed Moon of Mars NASA - April 14, 2008

Nasa probe pictures Phobos moon BBC - April 10, 2008
New Hi-Res Views of Mars' ''Fear'' Moon Unveiled National Geographic - April 10, 2008

Stickney Crater on Phobos NASA - April 10, 2009

Microscopic Fuzz May Be Best Evidence of Martians Space.com - March 31, 2008

Hundreds of Salt Deposits Spotted on Mars National Geographic - March 20, 2008
Mars is 'covered in table salt' BBC - March 20, 2008

Melting Snow Created Mars Gullies in the past few million years National Geographic - March 19, 2008

Exploring Mars: Icy Promethei Planum Science Daily - March 17, 2008

Fizzy water powered 'super' geysers on ancient Mars New Scientist - March 17, 2008

Five Volcanic Episodes On Mars Identified by Scientists Science Daily - March 17, 2008

Huge ice deposits 'seen' on Mars BBC - March 14, 2008

Mars May Have Hosted Potentially Habitable Lake National Geographic - March 10, 2008


Avalanche on Mars

Nasa - March 11, 2008

Avalanche Photographed on Mars Space.com - March 3, 2008
Mars Orbiter Photographs Avalanches on Mars NASA - March 3, 2008
First Mars Avalanches Seen In Action National Geographic - March 4, 2008

Mars May Have Hosted Potentially Habitable Lake National Geographic - March 10, 2008

How Groundwater Shaped Mars Space.com - February 26, 2008

Early Mars Too Acidic, Salty for Life, Experts Say National Geographic - February 17, 2008

3-D Mars Volcano, National Geographic - February 6, 2008

The solar system's tallest mountain - the Martian volcano Olympus Mons, which stands about three times as tall as Mount Everest, is seen here in unprecedented 3-D detail. The image is part of newly released data from the Mars Express orbiter's High Resolution Stereo Camera. Known as a digital terrain model, the information provides the first comprehensive topographical look at much of the red planet's surface. The data will allow scientists to simulate "standing" on Martian cliffs, hillsides, lava flows, and desert plains‹a vital tool for figuring out Mars's complex geography and chemistry. "This data is essential for understanding how water or lava flowed across Mars," said Gerhard Neukum, a professor at Freie Universität in Berlin, Germany, in a press statement.

Why claims of life on Mars still capture the imagination BBC - February 6, 2008


Wind-sculpted Martian landscapes raise questions for scientists about the Red Planet's atmosphere and terrain Space.com - January 24, 2008
Female Figure on Mars Just a Rock Space.com - January 24, 2008

NASA Mars Images Reveals a "Doorway" Structure Daily Galaxy - January 4, 2008

'Active glacier found' on Mars BBC - December 21, 2007

Sulfur Dioxide Kept Ancient Mars Ocean Flowing National Geographic - December 21, 2007

Life's Building Blocks Found in Mars Rock Space.com - December 11, 2007
Riddle of Mars's Mysterious "Spiders," "Fans" Solved National Geographic - December 13, 2007

Mars robot unearths microbe clue BBC - December 11, 2007

In Search For Water On Mars, Clues From Antarctica Science Daily - December 12, 2007

The Tharsis Montes Volcanoes Thunderbolts - October 24, 2007

Volcanoes on Mars should not be found in chains similar to those on Earth since no crustal plate movement exists there.

Martian Global Warming Thunderbolts - October 23, 2007

Mars in Miniature Thunderbolts - October 24, 2007

Mystery Solved: Mars Had Large Oceans National Geographic - June 13, 2007

Mars' Liquid Center Cooling in Unusual Manner, Study Suggests National Geographic - June 1, 2007

A Hole in Mars NASA - May 28, 2007

Black spots have been discovered on Mars that are so dark that nothing inside can be seen. Quite possibly, the spots are entrances to deep underground caves capable of protecting Martian life, were it to exist.

Mars Rovers Find "Best Evidence Yet" of Water National Geographic - May 26, 2007

Volcanic Explosion on Mars Created Weird Formation National Geographic - May 3, 2007

Mars's Ice Patchy, Water Cycle Quite Active, Study Reveals National Geographic - May 3, 2007

Scientist finds Martian ice is patchy and variable National Geographic - May 2, 2007

'Up to half' of Mars may have ice BBC - May 2, 2007

Mars Warming Due to Dust Storms, Study Finds National Geographic - April 4, 2007

Mars Has Cave Networks, New Photos Suggest National Geographic - March 22, 2007

'Cave entrances' spotted on Mars BBC - March 17, 2007

Scientists studying pictures from Nasa's Odyssey spacecraft have spotted what they think may be seven caves on the surface of Mars.
Polar water 'would blanket Mars' BBC - March 17, 2007
Mars Pole Holds Enough Ice to Flood Planet, Radar Study Shows National Geographic - March 16, 2007

Did a giant impact create the two faces of Mars? New Scientist - March 16, 2007

Mars Water Traces Left by Springs, Not Seas, Experts Say National Geographic - March 7, 2007

Mars Melt Hints at Solar, Not Human, Cause for Warming, Scientist Says National Geographic - March 1, 2007

Mars as you've never seen it before News in Science - February 26, 2007

Rocks reveal Mars' watery past BBC - February 15, 2007

Night Clouds Warm Red Planet Space.com - February 7, 2007

Mars probe snaps dramatic new images of gullies New Scientist - February 1, 2007


Photos strengthen case for water on Mars - Includes Slideshow MSNBC - December 7, 2006

Water Flows Today on Mars Astrobiology Magazine - December 7, 2006

Water 'flowed recently' on Mars BBC - December 7, 2006
    

Findings Suggest Jets Bursting From Martian Ice Cap BBC - August 20, 2006

Study Reveals Young Mars Was A Wet World Suited For Life Space.com - April 21, 2006
Rock maps revise Martian history BBC - April 21, 2006

Happy Face on Mars Exposed Space.com - April 12, 2006

Radar sees ice deep below Mars BBC - November 30, 2005

Ice lake found on the Red Planet BBC - July 30, 2005

Martian Aurora Is One of a Kind Scientific American - June 9, 2005

Study Explains Mystery Of Mars Icecaps Science Daily - May 20, 2005

Mars dust devils, funnel winds caught in action BBC - April 2005

Knocked Off Its Axis? Astrobiology Magazine - April 2005
Since the time billions of years ago when Mars was formed, it has never been a spherically symmetric planet, nor is it composed of similar materials throughout

Possible Ancient Equator of Mars Revealed Space.com - April 2005

NASA Scientist: 'Mars Could be Biologically Alive' Space.com - April 2005

'Hourglass' Shaped Craters Filled Traces Of Glacier Science Daily - March 2005

Mars still alive, experts agree BBC - March 2005

Dust Storm Season Space Daily - March 2005

Mars pictures reveal frozen sea just below the surface of Mars BBC - February 2005

Martian gases pose life question BBC - February 2005

New Rock Type Found at Mars Space.com - February 2005

On Mars: Earth-Like Clouds Space.com - December 2004

Air Leaks from Mars via Planet's Tail Space.com - October 2004

Red Planet had 'recent' volcanism BBC - August 2004

Spirit finds its pot of hematite BBC - June 2004

Giant Cousins of 'Mars Blueberries' in Utah Space.com - June 2004


Tiny gray spheres on Mars nicknamed "blueberries" have cousins in Utah that have similar geologic origins but can be up to 8 inches in diameter.

Rover finds new Mars water signs - The Lion Stone BBC - May 2004

Opportunity Finds Mars Rock Similar to Meteorite on Earth in Antarctica Space.com - April 2004

A rock in Mars' Meridiani Planum shares a mineral "fingerprint" not with other Mars rocks that probes have seen, but with a meteorite that smashed into Antarctica millennia ago.

Mars Mystery: Strange Spirals in Ice Caps Explained Space.com - March 2004

Mars rover sits on ancient beach BBC - March 2004

Close-ups of Mars BBC


This picture was taken on 15 January 2004, east of an area called the Hellas basin. It shows an area 100 km across, including a channel - Reull Vallis - once formed by flowing water. The landscape is seen in a vertical view, with north is at the top.


This picture, taken on 14 January 2004, shows a vertical view of a 7.6-km-wide mesa in the true colors of Mars. The summit plateau stands about 3 km above the surrounding terrain. The original surface was dissected by erosion - only isolated mesas have remained intact.


This image, taken on 14 January 2004 from a height of 275 km, shows an area 50 km across, containing features controlled by the action of tectonic plates. The location is south of Valles Marineris, a 4,000-km-long canyon running across the surface of the planet. North is at top.


Taken on 14 January 2004 in the huge canyon Valles Marineris, this picture shows cliffs, flatish highlands known as mesas, and features which indicate erosion caused by the action of flowing water. The landscape is seen in a vertical view, with north at the bottom.

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Seeing the invisible colors of Mars Space.com

Earth Photographed from Mars in Surprising Detail Space.com - May 2003

'Martian features' found on Earth BBC - May 2003

Features in a Martian meteorite believed by some to be the fossilized remains of alien bacteria may have formed underwater.

Scientists Say Mars Has a Liquid Iron Core NASA - March 2003

Martian gullies 'carved by water' BBC - February 2003

Two More Mars Rocks Found in Africa Space.com January 2003
Meteorite hunters have found two Mars rocks in the western Sahara, bringing the total number of distinct Mars meteorites to 26.



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