Water persisted in Mars" Gale crater for longer than previously thought, study finds
Billions of years ago, Mars was home to abundant water, and its Gale crater contained a lake. Gradually, the climate changed, drying the red planet and creating the dusty desert world we know today......»»
Yes, Perseverance is exploring an ancient lake bed but no, it hasn’t found signs of life (yet)
A new study shows exciting results about the Jezero Crater on Mars, but Perseverance hasn't yet found evidence of life on the red planet......»»
Confirmation of ancient lake on Mars offers hope that Perseverance rover"s soil and rock samples hold traces of life
If life ever existed on Mars, the Perseverance rover's verification of lake sediments at the base of the Jezero crater reinforces the hope that traces might be found in the crater......»»
NASA"s Perseverance rover deciphers ancient history of Martian lake
Marking its 1,000th Martian day on the Red Planet, NASA's Perseverance rover recently completed its exploration of the ancient river delta that holds evidence of a lake that filled Jezero Crater billions of years ago. The six-wheeled scientist has to.....»»
Making the case for the location of the Bolaven extraterrestrial impact crater
A multi-institutional team of geoscientists, geologists and mineralogists has found what they believe to be the site of the crater formed from the Bolaven extraterrestrial impact. In their paper published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sci.....»»
Exploring the limitations of asteroid crater lakes as climate archives
In southern Germany just north of the Danube, there lies a large circular depression between the hilly surroundings: the Nördlinger Ries. Almost 15 million years ago, an asteroid struck this spot. Today, the impact crater is one of the most useful a.....»»
Mapping Mars: Deep learning could help identify Jezero Crater landing site
Preparations for a safe landing on Earth, such as finding the most even terrain and equipping the appropriate landing gear, are also crucial for Mars missions......»»
Tracking an errant space rocket to a mysterious crater on the moon
In March 2022, a defunct part of a space rocket hurled toward the moon's surface and impacted near the Hertzsprung Crater, an enormous impact feature on the far side of the moon that is never directly visible from Earth......»»
The Curiosity rover reaches a milestone on Mars
NASA's Curiosity rover, which is currently exploring Mars' Gale Crater, recently marked an impressive milestone: 4,000 days on Mars......»»
NASA"s Curiosity rover clocks 4,000 days on Mars
Four thousand Martian days after setting its wheels in Gale Crater on Aug. 5, 2012, NASA's Curiosity rover remains busy conducting exciting science. The rover recently drilled its 39th sample, then dropped the pulverized rock into its belly for detai.....»»
Most monstrous marsquake ever reveals where it came from
A seismic event that looked like an impact, but no craters to be seen. Enlarge / InSight captured seismic waves released when an impact formed this crater in 2021. But a similar event can't be tied to any craters. Earth.....»»
What caused the volcanic tsunami that devastated a Greek island 373 years ago?
Kolumbo underwater volcano's 1650 eruption killed 70 people on Santorini Island, Greece. Enlarge / This view from an international volcano monitoring system shows the Kolumbo volcanic crater on the seafloor. (credit: SANTORY ).....»»
An unusual crater on Pluto might be a supervolcano
Pluto with a super-cryovolcano? Why not! All the elements are there, just not in the way we normally think of volcanoes. And cryovolcanoes are the reason why Pluto's surface looks the way it does. A recent research paper explains why Pluto could be t.....»»
Potential source of ancient methane eruption identified
Seabed eruptions tied to the start of a sudden warming event 55 million years ago. Enlarge / 3D seismic image showing the crater of the Modgunn Vent and others like it. The cratered surface labelled "BVU" is the seabed of 56 mill.....»»
NASA"s Perseverance captures dust-filled Martian whirlwind
The lower portion of a Martian dust devil was captured moving along the western rim of Mars' Jezero Crater by NASA's Perseverance rover on Aug. 30, 2023, the 899th Martian day, or sol, of the mission. The video, which was sped up 20 times, is compose.....»»
Optimizing carbonate classification on Mars
The Perseverance rover, successfully deployed to Jezero crater on Mars in 2021, has many jobs as it bumps along the planet's surface. These jobs include sampling organic compounds in rock and sediment to look for the building blocks of life......»»
NASA spots new Moon crater, likely caused by crashed Russian probe
NASA has spotted a small new crater on the Moon that was likely caused by a Russian probe crash landing on the surface around two weeks ago......»»
NASA"s LRO observes crater likely from Luna 25 impact
NASA's LRO—the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter—spacecraft has imaged a new crater on the moon's surface that is likely the impact site of Russia's Luna 25 mission......»»
China"s Chang"e-7 will deploy a hopper that jumps into a crater in search of water ice
Researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese National Space Administration recently published a study in the journal Space: Science & Technology outlining how the upcoming Chang'e-7 mission, due to launch in 2026, will use a combi.....»»
Crater lake sediments in Northeast China reveal 25-thousand-year-long record of dust activity in East Asia
Dust storms occur frequently throughout Central and East Asia today. Several driving factors, particularly related to the East Asian Summer Monsoon, the East Asian Winter Monsoon and the westerlies, can influence dust production and transport in thes.....»»