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Mars: is the fourth planet from the Sun and the second-smallest planet in the Solar System after Mercury. In English, Mars carries a name of the Roman god of war, and is often referred to as the "Red Planet" because the iron oxide prevalent on its surface gives it a reddish appearance that is distinctive among the astronomical bodies visible to the naked eye. Mars is a terrestrial planet with a thin atmosphere, having surface features reminiscent both of the impact craters of the Moon and the valleys, deserts, and polar ice caps of Earth.The days and seasons are likewise comparable to those of Earth, because the rotational period as well as the tilt of the rotational axis relative to the ecliptic plane are very similar. Mars is the site of Olympus Mons, the largest volcano and second-highest known mountain in the Solar System, and of Valles Marineris, one of the largest canyons in the Solar System.
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AUG 15, 2024Space & Astronomy
The planet Mars has several similarities with Earth, including extinct volcanoes, dry lake beds, and active dust storms, ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScAUG 14, 2024Space & Astronomy
Did life once exist on Mars, and if so, where will we find it? This is what a recent study published in AGU Advances hop ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScAUG 12, 2024Space & Astronomy
While Mars is incapable of having liquid water on its surface, what about underground, and how much could there be? This ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJUL 31, 2024Space & Astronomy
How would medication expiration dates influence a human mission to Mars? This is what a recent study published in npj Mi ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJUL 30, 2024Space & Astronomy
Did Mars once have life billions of years ago? This is what NASA’s Perseverance (Percy) rover hopes to figure out, ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJUL 23, 2024Space & Astronomy
Did life ever exist on Mars, and if so, how did it get there? This is the goal of NASA’s Curiosity rover, which ha ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJUL 11, 2024Space & Astronomy
What was ancient Mars like? Was it warmer and wetter than it is today or cold and icy like present day Mars? This is wha ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJUL 03, 2024Space & Astronomy
Did life exist on ancient Mars? This is what a recent study published in Nature Geoscience hopes to address as a team of ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJUL 02, 2024Space & Astronomy
What plants would be most suitable for a future Mars settlement? This is what a recent study published in The Innovation ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJUL 02, 2024Space & Astronomy
As NASA’s Perseverance rover continues to explore the surface of Mars, an open-source, online mapping software kno ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJUN 28, 2024Space & Astronomy
How many impacts occurs on the Red Planet per year? This is what a recent study published in Nature Astronomy hopes to a ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJUN 27, 2024Space & Astronomy
NASA’s Mars Odyssey spacecraft was launched on April 7, 2001, and entered the orbit of Mars on October 24, 2001. D ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJUN 11, 2024Space & Astronomy
How unique is the climate of Mars compared to Earth? This is what a recent study published in Nature Geoscience hopes to ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJUN 11, 2024Space & Astronomy
How can long-term space flight influence astronaut health, and specifically their organs? This is what a recent study pu ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJUN 07, 2024Space & Astronomy
A 2018 study published in Science presented how radar data from the Mars Express spacecraft showed evidence that a lake ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScMAY 09, 2024Space & Astronomy
Trying to determine if Mars once had more Earth-like conditions in its ancient past is what scientists have been trying ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScAPR 04, 2024Space & Astronomy
Did Mars once contain life, or even the building block for life? This is what NASA’s Perseverance (Percy) rover ha ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScMAR 13, 2024Space & Astronomy
The planet Mars is known for its vast array of inactive shield volcanoes, and a new volcano could be added to the family ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScMAR 04, 2024Space & Astronomy
Can the ancient past of Mars be unlocked from knowing the orientation of rocks? This is what a study published today in ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScFEB 22, 2024Space & Astronomy
How much water on ancient Mars fell into aquifers to refill groundwater? This is what a recent study published in Icarus ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScFEB 20, 2024Space & Astronomy
What was the driving force behind volcanism on ancient Mars if the Red Planet does not exhibit plate tectonics? This is ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScFEB 05, 2024Space & Astronomy
Landing on planetary bodies is both risky and hard, and landing humans is even riskier and harder. This is why technolog ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJAN 29, 2024Space & Astronomy
Is there life on Mars or has life ever existed in its ancient past? What conditions would be the right combination for l ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJAN 26, 2024Space & Astronomy
NASA’s Perseverance (Percy) rover has been exploring Jezero Crater on Mars since it landed there in February 2021. ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MSc
AUG 15, 2024
Space & Astronomy
The planet Mars has several similarities with Earth, including extinct volcanoes, dry lake beds, and active dust storms,
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
AUG 14, 2024
Space & Astronomy
Did life once exist on Mars, and if so, where will we find it? This is what a recent study published in AGU Advances hop
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
AUG 12, 2024
Space & Astronomy
While Mars is incapable of having liquid water on its surface, what about underground, and how much could there be? This
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUL 31, 2024
Space & Astronomy
How would medication expiration dates influence a human mission to Mars? This is what a recent study published in npj Mi
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUL 30, 2024
Space & Astronomy
Did Mars once have life billions of years ago? This is what NASA’s Perseverance (Percy) rover hopes to figure out,
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUL 23, 2024
Space & Astronomy
Did life ever exist on Mars, and if so, how did it get there? This is the goal of NASA’s Curiosity rover, which ha
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUL 11, 2024
Space & Astronomy
What was ancient Mars like? Was it warmer and wetter than it is today or cold and icy like present day Mars? This is wha
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUL 03, 2024
Space & Astronomy
Did life exist on ancient Mars? This is what a recent study published in Nature Geoscience hopes to address as a team of
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUL 02, 2024
Space & Astronomy
What plants would be most suitable for a future Mars settlement? This is what a recent study published in The Innovation
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUL 02, 2024
Space & Astronomy
As NASA’s Perseverance rover continues to explore the surface of Mars, an open-source, online mapping software kno
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUN 28, 2024
Space & Astronomy
How many impacts occurs on the Red Planet per year? This is what a recent study published in Nature Astronomy hopes to a
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUN 27, 2024
Space & Astronomy
NASA’s Mars Odyssey spacecraft was launched on April 7, 2001, and entered the orbit of Mars on October 24, 2001. D
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUN 11, 2024
Space & Astronomy
How unique is the climate of Mars compared to Earth? This is what a recent study published in Nature Geoscience hopes to
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUN 11, 2024
Space & Astronomy
How can long-term space flight influence astronaut health, and specifically their organs? This is what a recent study pu
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUN 07, 2024
Space & Astronomy
A 2018 study published in Science presented how radar data from the Mars Express spacecraft showed evidence that a lake
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAY 09, 2024
Space & Astronomy
Trying to determine if Mars once had more Earth-like conditions in its ancient past is what scientists have been trying
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
APR 04, 2024
Space & Astronomy
Did Mars once contain life, or even the building block for life? This is what NASA’s Perseverance (Percy) rover ha
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAR 13, 2024
Space & Astronomy
The planet Mars is known for its vast array of inactive shield volcanoes, and a new volcano could be added to the family
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAR 04, 2024
Space & Astronomy
Can the ancient past of Mars be unlocked from knowing the orientation of rocks? This is what a study published today in
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
FEB 22, 2024
Space & Astronomy
How much water on ancient Mars fell into aquifers to refill groundwater? This is what a recent study published in Icarus
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
FEB 20, 2024
Space & Astronomy
What was the driving force behind volcanism on ancient Mars if the Red Planet does not exhibit plate tectonics? This is
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
FEB 05, 2024
Space & Astronomy
Landing on planetary bodies is both risky and hard, and landing humans is even riskier and harder. This is why technolog
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JAN 29, 2024
Space & Astronomy
Is there life on Mars or has life ever existed in its ancient past? What conditions would be the right combination for l
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JAN 26, 2024
Space & Astronomy
NASA’s Perseverance (Percy) rover has been exploring Jezero Crater on Mars since it landed there in February 2021.
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc