Mars

Mars Odyssey Celebrates 100,000 Orbits, Captures Epic View of Solar System’s Largest Volcano

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NASA’s Odyssey spacecraft, the longest mission to Mars, circled the Red Planet for the 100,000th time today, the mission team announced in a STATEMENT. To celebrate the milestone, the space agency released an intricate panorama of Olympus Mons, the tallest volcano in the solar system; Odyssey captured the view in March. The base of the … Read more

Identify a plant that can grow on Mars

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A future civilization on Mars may be accompanied by a very special and resilient little plant. A type of moss found in the desert – called Syntrichia caninervis— may be able to survive and grow in the harsh Martian environment, according to a new paper in the journal INNOVATION. This moss can grow in temperatures … Read more