A study suggests Mars takes its red hue from a type of mineral that forms in cool water, which could reveal insights about whether Mars was ever able to support life.

Seismic readings of the interior of Mars strongly suggest large quantities of water buried 6 to 12 miles underground.

A recent study of data from multiple missions shows the Red Planet may get its name from an iron mineral that formed when ...

Further analysis also indicated these foreshore deposits on Mars weren’t the result of river flows, volcanic activity, or wind—leaving oceanic coasts the most likely explanation. If true ...

Many scientists believe the Tharsis region’s volcanic activity influenced Mars’ climate, air and even surface fractures. 4. Hellas Planitia: One of the largest impact basins in the solar ...

The rust was washed into the rivers, lakes and seas that used to cover Mars, becoming incorporated into the underlying rocks. Volcanic activity could also have triggered ice-melting events ...

NASA’s Perseverance rover is tirelessly exploring Mars and recently overcame a rocky challenge to collect another valuable ...

and his colleagues previously suggested that volcanic activity in the region, as well as a change in Mars’ rotation, altered the shoreline and caused it to be uneven over time. “Because the ...

“This was a time of intense volcanic activity on Mars that likely triggered ice-melting events and interactions between water and rock, providing conditions favorable for ferrihydrite formation ...