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The Texture of Martian Geography [Mars Porn]io9 - Nov 20, 2008 The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO), a satellite spinning over the surface of Mars, has revealed the tremendous variations in Martian geography. Here you can see slices of the bizarre surface features created by … |
io9 - Sep 22, 2008
When summer hits the south pole on Mars, only half the ice on the pole melts. This leaves behind a strangely off-center chunk of water-and-carbon-dioxide ice, as you can see in this composite satellite image of the …
Also tagged: space, science, mars, meteorology, planetology
io9 - Jul 16, 2008
This deep gorge known as the Echus Chasma was ripped into the Martian soil by gushing water, and scientists speculate that it may once have boasted giant, 4000-meter-high waterfalls. This image, by the European Space …
Also tagged: space, science, esa, geology, mars express, echus chasma
io9 - Jun 27, 2008
This is one of NASA's proposed landing sites for the Mars Science Laboratory, which looks like a set of giant gaping jaws of evil. Do those look like teeth to anybody else? Actually, they're sand deposits resulting …
Also tagged: mars, science lab
io9 - Jun 20, 2008
Remember that mystery white substance that the Phoenix Lander uncovered beneath Martian soil with its robot arms? Scientists were speculating that it might be salt or it might be ice. Now, a few days later, it's …
Also tagged: space, science, top, mars, mars colony, space colonies
io9 - Jun 17, 2008
The Phoenix Lander, our favorite robot chemistry lab on Mars, has successfully cooked up some soil in its oven to see if water evaporates from it when heated. So far, no dice. Though the Martian rovers Opportunity and …