Scientists believe the MFF’s ice, protected by layers of dust or ash, could reveal clues about Mars' ancient, water-rich past.

In those drill sites, Curiosity detected deposits containing an iron carbonate material called siderite. According to Ben ...

While it may seem like another dusty region of Mars, fresh data from a deep-penetrating radar system tells a very different story. This giant deposit might be hiding a frozen ocean under layers of ...

But the "snow" seen here is quite different from what we have on Earth. In fact, it's carbon dioxide ice, and at Mars' south pole, there's 26-foot-thick (8-meter-thick) layer of it year-round.

Learn about Mars' defunct magnetic field, which may have sustained life on the planet and covered only its southern ...

If you had the right instruments, a little bit of that layer could teach you a lot about Mars. You could scoop out the ice and hold it in your hands. You could watch as it vaporized into the ...

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NASA has revealed a 328-foot-wide hole on Mars, potentially a gateway to subterranean caves that could harbor alien life.

And we also looked at the amount of ice that is available. It’s not the same everywhere on Mars. There are areas where there is almost no ice on Mars and there are areas where there’s a lot of ...

Did Mars' water escape underground, where it dwells today in vast amounts? Some scientists aren't so sure. Scientists are confident Mars was once abundant with water, as seen in massive flood ...

The atmosphere on Mars is 95% CO₂ and the average temperatures below -50 °C. Probes have found evidence of ice on Mars, and many of the elements that would be needed to sustain life.