Mars has always captured human imagination with its striking red hues and mysterious landscapes. Recent images from NASA’s Mars Orbiter unveiled a peculiar geological feature that has intrigued ...

“The shape and pattern of these aeolian bedforms—geologic features shaped by wind—can tell us so much about the environment,” said Lauren Berger, who is the recipient of the NASA grant.“By comparing ...

The Mars rover found geological formations in Gale Crater showing how water percolated beneath the surface, and ...

Dunes develop when wind-blown sand organizes into patterns, most often in deserts and arid or semi-arid parts of the world. Every continent on Earth has dune fields, but dunes and dune-like sand ...

Wave-like landforms on Mars provide clues about the planet’s icy history, its potential to support life, and the behavior of ...

HiRise, which is mounted on the MRO spacecraft, has been orbiting and surveying sand dunes on Mars since 2006 to help scientists understand how they move and how the weather patterns shape them.

Researchers have analyzed the shifting patterns of entire dune fields on Earth and Mars, as seen from orbit, and found they are a direct signature of recent environmental change. This new tool can ...

Images of “almost perfectly circular” sand dunes on Mars that have been released by Nasa are puzzling scientists. While sand dunes of many sizes and shapes are common on Mars, circular dunes ...

NASA Mars Rover Exploring Spiderweb-Like Patterns on Mars. by Frank Landymore. 11.26.24, 10:19 AM EST. NASA. Whoa. Spidey Sense. ... but to the dark sand that fills its interstices. ...

Enormous polygon patterns in rock lie dozens of meters below Mars’ surface, ground-penetrating radar data suggest. Similar patterns develop on the surface in Earth’s polar regions when icy ...

Suggestions include sand dunes that turned to stone over time, or material like magma or sand seeping through rock. Mars is currently experiencing spring-like weather, according to NASA .