The Marineris Valley, with a length of up to 4,000 km and a depth of about 7 km, is one of the most prominent landforms on Mars and in the entire Solar System. This is a giant crack stretching along the red planet’s equator, formed over billions of years of …
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Space Telescope Technology Searches for Life on Mars
Space telescopes have been playing an important role in discovering planets in the Solar System, including Mars. With the ability to observe remotely and detect the smallest details about the climate, geology and atmosphere of planets, modern space telescope technology is increasingly advancing, helping scientists better understand the mysteries on …
Future Mars Mission Projects
Mars has long been an important target in human space exploration programs. The red planet not only holds mysteries about the possibility of life in the past, but is also a potential place for future human settlement missions. With successes from missions such as NASA’s Perseverance or China’s Tianwen-1, countries …
Voyager Spacecraft And Discoveries About The Solar System
Launched in 1977, Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 are two of NASA’s most successful and longest-running space missions, with the goal of exploring the distant planets of the Solar System. These spacecraft have far exceeded all expectations by not only providing the first images and data of major planets such …
New Discoveries About the Asteroid Belt Between Mars and Jupiter
The asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter has long been one of the most mysterious and fascinating regions of the Solar System. This is where millions of asteroids gather with diverse sizes and shapes, from tiny debris to large asteroids hundreds of kilometers in diameter. This belt is not only …
Correlation Between Terrain and Climate of Mars
Mars, the red planet of the Solar System, is a place of varied terrain, from giant volcanoes like Olympus Mons to deep valleys like Valles Marineris. This terrain is not only a trace of complex geological processes but also has a close connection with climate change over billions of years. …
Mars Express Spacecraft Explores Mars From Orbit
Mars Express is the first spacecraft of the European Space Agency (ESA) to explore the planet Mars, launched in June 2003 and began its exploration journey from Mars orbit in December of the same year. The Mars Express is designed to comprehensively study the red planet, from the planet’s surface, …
Mysteries About Phobos’s Surface
Phobos, one of Mars’ two natural satellites, has long attracted the attention of scientists because of the mysteries of its surface and origin. With a diameter of only about 22 km, Phobos is one of the smallest satellites in the Solar System. Although small, Phobos holds many questions about its …
Discovering Signs of Water on Mars and the Possibility of Life
Water is a key element for life, and finding signs of water on Mars is one of the most important goals in the journey to explore the red planet. For decades, scientists have focused on finding evidence of the existence of water on the surface and subsurface of Mars, in …
New Discoveries About Microbial Life On Mars
Mars, the mysterious and harsh red planet, has long been one of the top research targets of scientists in the search for extraterrestrial life. For decades, Mars exploration missions from Curiosity, Perseverance to Mars Express have provided valuable data, contributing to clarifying the possibility that Mars once supported microbial life. …
