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Mars helicopter photographs wreckage of its own landing gear in eerily desolate image
By Stephanie Pappas published
The Mars helicopter Ingenuity has snapped eerily desolate photographs of the spent parachute and backshell that conveyed it to the Red Planet.

2 giant marsquakes rock the far side of the Red Planet
By Scott Dutfield published
Mars was recently shaken up by two of the largest marsquakes recorded.

Mars’ death-spiraling moon captured in gorgeous eclipse video
By Ben Turner published
By watching Phobos’ orbit carefully, scientists can gain some important insights into the Martian interior.

Martian crater looks just like a human fingerprint in this incredible new image
By Harry Baker published
NASA recently released an image of Mars' Airy-0 crater, which bears a remarkable resemblance to a human fingerprint and marks the Red Planet's prime meridian (zero degrees longitude).

Mars mission on hold indefinitely after European Space Agency cuts ties with Russia
By Jeanna Bryner published
The European Space Agency (ESA) has unanimously voted to suspend a joint Mars mission with Russia.

Curiosity rover snaps close-up of tiny 'mineral flower' on Mars
By Harry Baker published
A new image taken by the Curiosity rover reveals a tiny, flower-like mineral deposit less than half an inch wide on the Martian surface.

Giant 'tree stump' impact crater spotted on Mars
By Chelsea Gohd published
A Mars probe has snapped a peculiar image of the Red Planet's surface that looks like a giant tree stump, rings and all.

Water on Mars may have flowed for a billion years longer than thought
By Elizabeth Howell published
New evidence finds substantial water on Mars flowed as recently as 2 billion years ago.
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