Hera Asteroid Probe Spots Mysterious Martian Moon During Flyby
The Hera probe has swung around Mars, using the planet’s gravitational pull to fling itself toward its asteroid target. During its brief rendezvous with the Red Planet, Hera caught a glimpse of the less-seen side of Mars’ smaller, tidally-locked moon as it orbited its home planet.
The Daily Galaxy on MSN14d
ESA Scientists Reveal Mysterious Image of Thousands of ‘Black Spiders’ Crawling on Mars’ SurfaceMars has long captivated scientists and space enthusiasts alike with its alien landscapes and dramatic climate shifts. Now, ...
Mars’s signature red hue may not be due to hematite, as previously believed, but rather to ferrihydrite — an iron oxide that requires water to form. Using a combination of spacecraft data and ...
The Red Planet, as it’s often called, has a distinct hue, and a new theory about this coloration could have implications for our understanding of Mars' evolution.
Mars’s red dust may contain ferrihydrite, an iron mineral that forms in water. This suggests ancient Mars had water for ...
Ferrihydrite, a water-rich iron mineral, plays an important role in giving the red planet its signature hue, according to the study.
Qi Zhang, a doctoral student at the Swedish Institute of Space Physics and Umeå University, explores in her doctoral thesis ...
Kaolinite is a soft, earthy, usually white, mineral produced by the chemical weathering of aluminium silicate minerals like ...
Africanews on MSN16d
New study explains why is Mars redAccording to a recent study published in Nature Communications, the red colour of Mars comes from iron oxides, commonly known ...
Results that may be inaccessible to you are currently showing.
Hide inaccessible results
Feedback