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☆ Mars volcano the size of Mount Everest was hiding in plain sight, report says
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-29 | by ( Jackie Wattles | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

CNN —Scientists may have pinpointed a massive, oddly shaped volcano taller than Mount Everest on the surface of Mars — and it has been hiding in plain sight for decades, according to new research. Some of the largest volcanoes on Mars lie relatively close to the proposed “Noctis volcano.” Shown here: 1) Olympus Mons, the tallest known volcano in our solar system. This NASA visualization of the Tharsis rise shows Olympus Mons, Tharsis Montes, Noctis Labyrinthus, and Valles Marineris. NASA SVSA volcano, a glacier and the history of MarsThe existence of a volcano in Noctis Labyrinthus could also help explain the creation of this bizarre landscape. The existence of a volcano in the region, Lee said, might offer more support for the latter theory.

Persons: Everest, Pascal Lee, NASA SVS Lee, Sourabh, Lee, “ It’s, ”, NASA’s, Noctis Labyrinthus, “, ” Lee, Shubham, Adrien Broquet, we’ve, —, we’re, Noctis, Ernst Hauber, ” Hauber, David Horvath —, Tucson , Arizona —, Broquet, Horvath, ” Horvath, Carl Sagan Organizations: CNN —, Mars, Planetary Science Conference, Olympus, NASA, University of Maryland, College, CNN, NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance, Marineris, Humboldt Research, German Aerospace Center, SETI Institute, German Aerospace Center’s, of Planetary Research, Planetary Science Institute Locations: The Woodlands , Texas, That’s, Mars, Noctis, Valles, Tharsis Montes, Labyrinthus, Tucson , Arizona

☆ Solar conjunction halts communications between Mars missions and NASA
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-15 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Robotic explorers investigating Mars are currently out of touch with space agencies on Earth after hitting a giant communications roadblock. Mission controllers at NASA won’t send any commands to its fleet of orbiters and rovers, including Perseverance and Curiosity, for the next 10 days due to the Mars solar conjunction. During the roughly two-week period, the hot, energized gas continually spewed by the sun from its outer atmosphere can interfere with the radio signals that NASA uses to communicate with its Martian robotic explorers. A Mars solar conjunction occurs every two years when the sun moves between Mars and Earth. The Ingenuity helicopter, which has largely served as the Perseverance rover’s aerial scout, will also lie low and won’t conduct any flights during this time.

Persons: Mars, NASA won’t, ”, Roy Gladden, “, Perseverance, MAVEN Organizations: CNN —, NASA, JPL, Caltech, Mars, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Mars Reconnaissance Locations: Pasadena , California, Gale

☆ NASA imagery reveals China's Mars rover hasn't moved in months as Chinese scientists scramble to save the mission
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-01 | by ( Chris Panella | Morgan Mcfall-Johnsen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

NASA imagery from Mars shows that China's rover hasn't moved in months. Chinese scientists are scrambling to make contact, according to the South China Morning Post. China's rover, Zhurong, could be covered in dust and drained of energy, like NASA's InSight lander. Arrows highlight the location of China's Zhurong rover in March 2022, September 2022, and February 2023. A photo showing the back of China's Zhurong rover from its landing spot on Mars' Utopia Planitia following a May 15, 2021 landing.

☆ NASA spotted a rock formation on Mars that looks just like a giant bear face
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-26 | by ( Marianne Guenot | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The picture looks like a giant bear. NASA has spotted several other amusing rock formations on Mars over the years. The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, a satellite launched in 2005, has provided groundbreaking science on its mission. The most iconic example of pareidolia is the "Face on Mars," a picture snapped in 1976 by NASA's Viking 1 spacecraft. NASA's iconic "face on Mars" picture snapped by Viking-1 in 1976.

☆ Mars may have molten lava, scientists discover from quakes detected by NASA's Insight lander
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-27 | by ( Morgan Mcfall-Johnsen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

NASA's InSight lander has detected Mars quakes that mostly come from one region: Cerberus Fossae. But now, using a seismometer on NASA's InSight lander, scientists have discovered the first evidence of molten lava deep below the Martian surface. A series of Mars quakes clued the scientists in to the potential lava hotspot. The biggest Mars quakes point to an underground chamber of magmaInSight has detected more than 1,300 Mars quakes since landing on the red planet in 2018. To get the global picture of Mars quakes and volcanic activity, NASA would need to send more seismometers to the red planet.

NASA's InSight lander felt a powerful Mars quake. Then an orbiter took a picture of the meteor impact that caused it. The impact kicked up boulders of water ice, which will be crucial for future astronaut missions to Mars. "It was immediately clear that this is the biggest new crater we've ever seen," Ingrid Daubar, InSight impact science lead, said in a press briefing. An artist illustration of the InSight lander on Mars.

☆ NASA's InSight lander captured the 'bloop' sound of a meteor falling to Mars
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-19 | by ( Morgan Mcfall-Johnsen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

NASA shared the sound of a meteor falling to Mars, with photos of the impact craters, on Monday. The dwindling InSight lander has captured the acoustic and seismic noise of four meteor impacts. NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of ArizonaThe details of the four Mars meteor strikes were published in a paper in Nature Geosciences on Monday. InSight is nearing the end of its lifeA solar array on NASA's InSight Mars lander in December 2018 (left) and June 2021 (right). NASA/JPL-CaltechThese are the first meteor impacts InSight has detected since it landed on Mars in 2018.

☆ „Spionaj spațial”; Roverul chinezesc de pe Marte, fotografiat din spațiu de naveta NASA care orbitează Planeta Roșie
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-12 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +1 min

Sursa foto: Profimedia„Spionaj spațial”; Roverul chinezesc de pe Marte, fotografiat din spațiu de naveta NASA care orbitează Planeta RoșieRoverul chinezesc Zhurong, care a aterizat pe planeta Marte la jumătatea lunii mai, a fost fotografiat din spațiu de naveta Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO), trimisă de NASA, care din 2006 orbitează în jurul Planetei Roșii. Camera HiRISE de la bordul navetei MRO a realizat cadrele pe 6 iunie, la trei săptămâni după ce Zhurong a asolizat pe Marte. China a devenit a doua țară din lume după Statele Unite care își plasează un rover pe suprafața planetei Marte, după amartizarea cu succes a robotului Zhurong. Roverul a fost trimis cu misiunea Tianwen-1, care a fost lansată spre Marte în iulie 2020. Misiunea cuprinde și o navetă care orbitează în jurul planeteo Marte și folosește pe post de antenă de comunicații între Zhurong și Pământ.

Persons: Marte, Zhu, Roverul Organizations: NASA, Marte, Mars Reconnaissance Locations: China, Statele Unite

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