"Some of these features are surprisingly dark compared with their icy surroundings, earning their nickname of 'cryptic terrain,'" the statement added. Related: Mars Express orbiter suggests ...

Two European Mars orbiters spied a variety of cryptic ... earning their nickname of 'cryptic terrain,'" the statement added. The imagery shows thick layered deposits with trapped dust on the ...

Transport awkwardly shaped cargo across the red planet in open-world physics game Mars First Logistics – soon leaving Early ...

Strange, dark streaks on Martian slopes that once hinted at flowing water are now believed to be dry dust slides, revealed ...

The researchers used the software to model the evolution of the landscape on synthetic terrain that resembles Mars close to its equator. In some cases, the group added water to that terrain from ...

Throughout its travels, Perseverance will study Mars’ terrain, comparing rocks on the crater rim with those on its floor and in previously explored areas. The comparisons should give scientists ...