Mars Express captures images of Acheron Fossae, revealing the Red Planet’s split terrain—ancient cratered highlands and ...

Mars contains volcanic plains formed by past eruptions and inactive shield volcanoes that are much more massive than Earth’s volcanoes; Olympus Mons, the largest volcano in the entire Solar System, ...

One part of this plan would require increasing the planet’s atmospheric pressure, and one scientist suggests that capturing ...

During Mars's geologically active period ... approximately 800 kilometres and is located around 1200 kilometres north of the massive shield volcano Olympus Mons. The terrain extends in an inverted ...

A more likely explanation is that volcanic features on these planets were created by hotspot-like activity or other variations of tectonics. Read More: Olympus Mons: Mars' Mega Volcano Various ...

The European Space Agency (ESA) just released some new snapshots from its Mars Express orbiter that detail the dynamic ...

Mars Express has revealed the dynamic landscape of Mars, showcasing both rugged terrain and smoother, younger plains on the ...

UNLV geoscientist Arya Udry shares what motivates her in studying space, her work on the Mars Perseverance mission, and the world of knowledge a meteorite can bring.

The peak of Olympus Mons (the largest volcano in the Solar System) experiences only 72 pascals (Pa) of pressure. Hellas Planitia (the lowlands of Mars), on the other hand, experiences a full 1.16 ...

They were shaped from ancient volcanic activity that twisted the surface of Mars almost four billion years ago. Flowing lava from the nearby Alba Mons volcano (not pictured) is likely responsible ...