In part of Jezero Crater known as the Shenandoah formation, two generations of calcium sulfate minerals formed beneath the ...

The Chicxulub asteroid crater supported marine life for 700,000 years, showing that some mass extinction events may help life ...

Two NASA rovers on Mars recently made two independent discoveries further indicating that ancient life may have once existed ...

Lake Salda, in southwestern Turkey, bears a close resemblance to Mars' Jezero crater, which is currently being sampled by ...

NASA's Perseverance rover captured two swirling dust devils in January on the surface of Mars after summitting the Jezero ...

This particular crater formed from the collision remains one of the best examples of meteors crashing onto the planet's surface.

In this map, the crater is located in the bottom right corner and forms a light-colored U-shape surrounded by darker areas. (Image credit: Klokočník, Kostelecký & Bezděk. Earth Planets Space ...

The Perseverance rover on Mars is set to begin its newest challenge: a slog up the rim of the Jezero Crater that will take months to complete. The rover will face steep slopes and difficult terrain, ...

Speaking of elsewhere on the Red Planet, NASA's Opportunity and Curiosity rovers previously spotted similarly textured rocks near their respective landing sites, Endurance and Gale craters ...

The side facing away cools to an approximate -180°C. But despite the intense heat the planet faces as it rotates, areas that are permanently shaded, such as some polar craters, may hold deposits of ...

Scientists with NASA’s Perseverance rover are exploring what they consider a veritable Martian cornucopia full of intriguing rocky outcrops on the rim of Jezero Crater. Studying rocks, boulders, and ...