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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.

Curiosity rover finds 'tantalizing' signs of ancient Mars life
By Mike Wall published
NASA's Curiosity rover has found some interesting organic compounds that may be signs of ancient Mars life, but much more work is needed to vet that hypothesis.

China's Mars orbiter snaps amazing selfies above Red Planet
By Andrew Jones published
China's Tianwen-1 spacecraft used a small camera to snap stunning images of the orbiter above Mars.

Giant reservoir of 'hidden water' discovered on Mars
By Ben Turner published
The hidden water was found at a site as large as the Netherlands.
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