Scientists have recently managed to recreate these formations in a laboratory, which has brought discoveries regarding the ...

Studying this helps understand Mars' landscape evolution over billions of years. And recent observations suggest both floods and landslides formed the debris mounds on the channel floor.

They are halfway through their mission in the Mars Dune Alpha habitat, a meticulously designed environment replicating the Martian landscape and ... to mimic those of a real Mars mission ...

"Why, though?" It's not an unreasonable question. Anyone who has seen pictures of Mars's barren landscape may wonder why - beyond reasons of futuristic thrill and scientific exploration - private ...