A new global map of Mars offers a fresh perspective on the planet. The map, released earlier this month, was pieced together from 3,000 pictures taken by the United Arab Emirates’ Hope spacecraft, and ...

It’s hard to imagine that the cold, dusty, and desolate planet Mars once looked very different. Some 4 billion years ago, a thick atmosphere is thought to have protected its surface from damaging ...

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When the first astronauts land on Mars in about 20 years, they will have good tools to explore the planet. Using data provided by the High-Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) onboard ESA's Mars Express ...

The maps that chart the geology and topography of Mars are nearly indecipherable to those who are not scientifically inclined. Until now. Ordnance Survey, Britain's national mapping agency, has ...

(above video contains related coverage)One day, we could be Martians.Not the luminous green blobs with three eyes and wobbly antennae, but humans, born and raised on the Red Planet.Researchers at the ...

Topographic map of the northern hemisphere of Mars showing previously proposed shorelines. The red star denotes the location of the landing site of the Zhurong rover, ~282 km to the north of the ...