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Mars: is the fourth planet from the Sun and the second-smallest planet in the Solar System after Mercury. In English, Mars carries a name of the Roman god of war, and is often referred to as the "Red Planet" because the iron oxide prevalent on its surface gives it a reddish appearance that is distinctive among the astronomical bodies visible to the naked eye. Mars is a terrestrial planet with a thin atmosphere, having surface features reminiscent both of the impact craters of the Moon and the valleys, deserts, and polar ice caps of Earth.The days and seasons are likewise comparable to those of Earth, because the rotational period as well as the tilt of the rotational axis relative to the ecliptic plane are very similar. Mars is the site of Olympus Mons, the largest volcano and second-highest known mountain in the Solar System, and of Valles Marineris, one of the largest canyons in the Solar System.
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JUL 02, 2024Space & Astronomy
What plants would be most suitable for a future Mars settlement? This is what a recent study published in The Innovation ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJUL 02, 2024Space & Astronomy
As NASA’s Perseverance rover continues to explore the surface of Mars, an open-source, online mapping software kno ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJUN 28, 2024Space & Astronomy
How many impacts occurs on the Red Planet per year? This is what a recent study published in Nature Astronomy hopes to a ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJUN 27, 2024Space & Astronomy
NASA’s Mars Odyssey spacecraft was launched on April 7, 2001, and entered the orbit of Mars on October 24, 2001. D ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJUN 11, 2024Space & Astronomy
How unique is the climate of Mars compared to Earth? This is what a recent study published in Nature Geoscience hopes to ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJUN 11, 2024Space & Astronomy
How can long-term space flight influence astronaut health, and specifically their organs? This is what a recent study pu ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJUN 07, 2024Space & Astronomy
A 2018 study published in Science presented how radar data from the Mars Express spacecraft showed evidence that a lake ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScMAY 09, 2024Space & Astronomy
Trying to determine if Mars once had more Earth-like conditions in its ancient past is what scientists have been trying ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScAPR 04, 2024Space & Astronomy
Did Mars once contain life, or even the building block for life? This is what NASA’s Perseverance (Percy) rover ha ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScMAR 13, 2024Space & Astronomy
The planet Mars is known for its vast array of inactive shield volcanoes, and a new volcano could be added to the family ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScMAR 04, 2024Space & Astronomy
Can the ancient past of Mars be unlocked from knowing the orientation of rocks? This is what a study published today in ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScFEB 22, 2024Space & Astronomy
How much water on ancient Mars fell into aquifers to refill groundwater? This is what a recent study published in Icarus ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScFEB 20, 2024Space & Astronomy
What was the driving force behind volcanism on ancient Mars if the Red Planet does not exhibit plate tectonics? This is ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScFEB 05, 2024Space & Astronomy
Landing on planetary bodies is both risky and hard, and landing humans is even riskier and harder. This is why technolog ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJAN 29, 2024Space & Astronomy
Is there life on Mars or has life ever existed in its ancient past? What conditions would be the right combination for l ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJAN 26, 2024Space & Astronomy
NASA’s Perseverance (Percy) rover has been exploring Jezero Crater on Mars since it landed there in February 2021. ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJAN 25, 2024Space & Astronomy
The Little Helicopter That Could, also known as NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter, has unfortunately ended its miss ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJAN 23, 2024Space & Astronomy
NASA’s Moon to Mars Architecture has been instrumental in developing, designing, and executing the long-term goals ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJAN 23, 2024Space & Astronomy
As human spaceflight has advanced, so has the food that astronauts eat during their respective missions. This has evolve ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJAN 17, 2024Space & Astronomy
What can samples collected from a comet almost 20 years ago tell us about the history of comets and our solar system? Th ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJAN 09, 2024Space & Astronomy
In an unfortunate setback to NASA’s Artemis program, the space agency announced this morning that the Artemis II m ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJAN 09, 2024Space & Astronomy
In a major step towards returning humans to the Moon for the first time since 1972, the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJAN 08, 2024Space & Astronomy
How did our solar system form and is this process similar in other solar systems throughout the universe? This is what a ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScDEC 12, 2023Space & Astronomy
Recent discoveries made at this week’s American Geophysical Union (AGU) Annual Meeting 2023 in San Francisco revea ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUL 02, 2024
Space & Astronomy
What plants would be most suitable for a future Mars settlement? This is what a recent study published in The Innovation
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUL 02, 2024
Space & Astronomy
As NASA’s Perseverance rover continues to explore the surface of Mars, an open-source, online mapping software kno
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUN 28, 2024
Space & Astronomy
How many impacts occurs on the Red Planet per year? This is what a recent study published in Nature Astronomy hopes to a
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUN 27, 2024
Space & Astronomy
NASA’s Mars Odyssey spacecraft was launched on April 7, 2001, and entered the orbit of Mars on October 24, 2001. D
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUN 11, 2024
Space & Astronomy
How unique is the climate of Mars compared to Earth? This is what a recent study published in Nature Geoscience hopes to
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUN 11, 2024
Space & Astronomy
How can long-term space flight influence astronaut health, and specifically their organs? This is what a recent study pu
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUN 07, 2024
Space & Astronomy
A 2018 study published in Science presented how radar data from the Mars Express spacecraft showed evidence that a lake
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAY 09, 2024
Space & Astronomy
Trying to determine if Mars once had more Earth-like conditions in its ancient past is what scientists have been trying
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
APR 04, 2024
Space & Astronomy
Did Mars once contain life, or even the building block for life? This is what NASA’s Perseverance (Percy) rover ha
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAR 13, 2024
Space & Astronomy
The planet Mars is known for its vast array of inactive shield volcanoes, and a new volcano could be added to the family
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAR 04, 2024
Space & Astronomy
Can the ancient past of Mars be unlocked from knowing the orientation of rocks? This is what a study published today in
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
FEB 22, 2024
Space & Astronomy
How much water on ancient Mars fell into aquifers to refill groundwater? This is what a recent study published in Icarus
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
FEB 20, 2024
Space & Astronomy
What was the driving force behind volcanism on ancient Mars if the Red Planet does not exhibit plate tectonics? This is
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
FEB 05, 2024
Space & Astronomy
Landing on planetary bodies is both risky and hard, and landing humans is even riskier and harder. This is why technolog
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JAN 29, 2024
Space & Astronomy
Is there life on Mars or has life ever existed in its ancient past? What conditions would be the right combination for l
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JAN 26, 2024
Space & Astronomy
NASA’s Perseverance (Percy) rover has been exploring Jezero Crater on Mars since it landed there in February 2021.
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JAN 25, 2024
Space & Astronomy
The Little Helicopter That Could, also known as NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter, has unfortunately ended its miss
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JAN 23, 2024
Space & Astronomy
NASA’s Moon to Mars Architecture has been instrumental in developing, designing, and executing the long-term goals
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JAN 23, 2024
Space & Astronomy
As human spaceflight has advanced, so has the food that astronauts eat during their respective missions. This has evolve
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JAN 17, 2024
Space & Astronomy
What can samples collected from a comet almost 20 years ago tell us about the history of comets and our solar system? Th
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JAN 09, 2024
Space & Astronomy
In an unfortunate setback to NASA’s Artemis program, the space agency announced this morning that the Artemis II m
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JAN 09, 2024
Space & Astronomy
In a major step towards returning humans to the Moon for the first time since 1972, the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JAN 08, 2024
Space & Astronomy
How did our solar system form and is this process similar in other solar systems throughout the universe? This is what a
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
DEC 12, 2023
Space & Astronomy
Recent discoveries made at this week’s American Geophysical Union (AGU) Annual Meeting 2023 in San Francisco revea
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc