NASA's Perseverance rover is digging deeper into Mars' geologic past as it begins grinding into rock surfaces to expose material that could hold clues to the planet's ancient environment and ...

However, a new high-resolution satellite image from theEuropean Space Agency (ESA) challenges this notion, showcasing a ...

Czechowski’s solution to this problem is to bombard the planet with asteroids. In his proposal, a large asteroid would be launched directly at Hellas Planitia, a huge impact crater in the ...

Scientists dive inside ‘weird looking’ Mars funnel for the first time SCIENTISTS have deep-dived inside two huge Martian craters they say hold the key to discovering signs of life there.

At the bottom right of the planet is Hellas Basin, one of the largest known craters in the solar system. In a little less than two years, Hera will reach the target asteroids from NASA's DART ...

Hellas Planitia is among the deepest and largest impact basins in the solar system. It is positioned in the southern hemisphere of Mars. It is roughly 1,400 miles (2,300 kilometers) wide.

Before the research began, the team was intrigued by the dramatic features in Hellas basin, especially in and around Batson crater, which they thought might hint at a history of decaying glaciers.

Mars is a planet of vast contrasts — huge volcanoes, deep canyons, and craters that may or may not host running water. It will be an amazing location for future tourists to explore, once we put ...

Dark, narrow streaks on Martian slopes, like as those at Hale Crater, are thought to be caused by the seasonal flow of water on contemporary Mars. The streaks are nearly as long as a football ...

Maintaining air pressure might be much easier at the bottom of a deep crater — like the Hellas Basin, where the nature air pressure is about 12.4 millibars higher than outside.

Hellas Planitia, the crater on Mars named after Greece. credit: NASA / JPL / USGS, Public Domain / Wikimedia Commons Hellas Planitia, often referred to simply as Hellas, is a crater on the planet Mars ...

As well as new milestones to go after and awards to win, the Hellas & Elysium expansion also comes with two new maps. Hellas shows the South Pole of Mars, and features a big crater to fill with water, ...