Research published late last year indicated “seismic discontinuities in the Martian crust” that scientists believe could be ...

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Understanding how air moves across a planet is key to predicting its weather and climate. On Earth, these patterns shape ...

NASA’s Curiosity Mars Rover arrived at a new site where it analyzed different rocks by zapping them with a laser over the weekend.

Ferrihydrite, a water-rich iron mineral, plays an important role in giving the red planet its signature hue, according to the ...

Mars is famous for its red hue, which comes from rusted iron minerals in its dust. These minerals are formed when iron reacts ...

Mars, the next frontier in space exploration, still poses many questions for scientists. The planet was once more hospitable, ...

At some point, iron within rocks on Mars reacted with water or water and oxygen in the air, creating iron oxide — much in the same way rust forms on Earth. Over billions of years, the iron oxide ...

Results from a new study published in the journal Nature Communications and led by researchers from Brown University and the University of Bern suggest that the water-rich iron mineral ferrihydrite ...