But after analyzing deeply drilled rock core from the impact site created by the six-mile-wide asteroid, geologists have ...

The Perseverance rover on Mars is set to begin its newest challenge: a slog up the rim of the Jezero Crater that will take months to complete. The rover will face steep slopes and difficult terrain, ...

Scientists with NASA’s Perseverance rover are exploring what they consider a veritable Martian cornucopia full of intriguing rocky outcrops on the rim of Jezero Crater. Studying rocks, boulders, and ...

Some of the unusual rocks carry stories about water on Mars. One has hints of long-gone microbes. All tell of a dynamic, complex planet.

A strange rock covered in tiny spheres may hold secrets to Mars’ watery — or fiery — past.

Mars: A rover has been collecting rocks from Mars for years. How will they get back to Earth? The Perseverance recently ...

By Dean Murray Scientists say they have made a "shocking" discovery on Mars. NASA's Perseverance Science Team was "astonished ...

Lake Salda, in southwestern Turkey, bears a close resemblance to Mars' Jezero crater, which is currently being sampled by ...

Lake Salda is a body of water in Turkey that bears a strong resemblance to Mars' Jezero crater. The stunning lake ... comparable to those of the ancient impact structure on the Red Planet.

A few months ago, Perseverance also spied popcorn-like textures in sedimentary rocks exposed in the Jezero crater inlet ... by a meteorite impact." Detail of "pinhole" in one of the spheres as seen in ...

Toxic dust on Mars would make a future mission to the red ... “These secondary considerations will have a significant impact on humans as well.” Julia Cartwright, an independent research ...