Scientists appear to have unravelled the mystery of Mars' "Martian dichotomy" - a contrast ... The northern lowlands have a younger, smoother face with no evidence of past magnetisation, and ...

For the first time, a Mars rover has measured the mass of the rocks beneath its wheels. By taking gravity measurements as it climbed a Martian mountain, Curiosity discovered something surprising ...

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Dubbed “Silver Mountain,” it has been sealed for further analysis in labs on Earth, holding secrets of Mars’ geological past. The rover collected its 26th sample after climbing the western ...