Mars Is Much Cooler than We Thought

New radar investigations with NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter probing the north pole of Mars revealed that the Red Planet is much colder than previously believed, meaning that any previous hope of finding liquid water near the surface of the planet has been shattered. Nevertheless, li... [ read more >> ]

Computer model of Mars' north polar regions

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Image credits: NASA/GSFC/MOLA

Computer model of Mars' north polar regions