A new study using data from NASA’s Mars Odyssey orbiter may explain why Martian frost can be invisible to the naked eye and why dust avalanches appear on some slopes.
Related Articles
-
Flight 38 Preview – By the Numbers
Flight number: 38 Date of flight: NET Dec. 24 Flight duration: 68 seconds Horizontal flight distance: 344 feet (105...
-
NASA’s InSight Finds Three Big Marsquakes, Thanks to Solar-Panel Dusting
The lander cleared enough dust from one solar panel to keep its seismometer on through the summer, allowing scientists...
-
NASA’s MAVEN Observes Martian Light Show Caused by Major Solar Storm
For the first time in its eight years orbiting Mars, NASA’s MAVEN mission witnessed two different types of ultraviolet...
-
NASA’s Perseverance Rover Captures Video of Solar Eclipse on Mars
The Mastcam-Z camera recorded video of Phobos, one of the Red Planet’s two moons, to study how its orbit...
-
NASA’s Perseverance Scouts Mars Sample Return Campaign Landing Sites
The six-wheeled explorer has inspected a stretch of the Red Planet to see if it is flat enough for...
-
Another First: Perseverance Captures the Sounds of Driving on Mars
NASA’s newest rover recorded audio of itself crunching over the surface of the Red Planet, adding a whole new...
-
NASA Prepares to Say ‘Farewell’ to InSight Spacecraft
A closer look at what goes into wrapping up the mission as the spacecraft’s power supply continues to dwindle....
-
NASA To Host Briefing on Insight, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Findings
Scientists from two Mars missions will discuss how they combined images and data for a major finding on the...
