Data collected by NASA's InSight lander suggest that ancient internal processes are responsible for the "Martian dichotomy" ...
Harvard scientists studying the mystery of water and life on ancient Mars believe they may have finally found a solution.
In a nutshell NASA’s Perseverance rover has collected the first carefully selected Martian soil samples from Jezero Crater, ...
Because Mars lacks plate tectonics, unlike Earth, the surface seen today is similar to that of long ago, making its history of lakes and rivers that much more intriguing. "It makes a really great case ...
In 2021 and 2022, NASA’s InSight lander picked up the tremors coming from the depths of Mars. These Marsquakes were quickly ...
“Plate tectonics give the Earth its continents and ocean basins, but Mars has no plate tectonics of its own,” McNeil said. “This means it’s difficult to explain why the southern highlands ...
At one point, Mars had moving tectonic plates like Earth does. The movement of these plates and the molten rock beneath them could have created something like the dichotomy—which was then frozen ...
The fact that the cold, dry Mars of today had flowing rivers and lakes several billion years ago has puzzled scientists for decades. Now, researchers think they have a good explanation for a warmer, ...
"At one point, Mars had moving tectonic plates like Earth does," the researchers wrote. "The movement of these plates and the molten rock beneath them could have created something like the ...