Lakes on Mars

NASA's Curiosity rover photographed remnants of rippling waves in an ancient Martian lakebed, proving that the Red Planet had open water for longer in its history than previously thought.

"We believe that water, and a lot of it, once existed here."

New research published Friday offers hope that Perseverance Rover's Mars sediment samples could reveal traces of life - if it ever existed on Mars. The rover has already confirmed an ancient lake on Mars.

A new analysis from scientists claims that the lakes on Mars may just be plain old rock.

If we visited more "everyday" parts of Mars, and not just the most unusual, we would find tons of "paleolakes" that may hold signs of life, a new study says.

After much debate, the Curiosity Mars rover team decided to continue following an intriguing channel rather than send the robot on an off-road detour.

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On the mission's 4,002nd Martian day (sol), the rover captured videos of the terrain on Mars.

Researchers at the Planetary Science Institute said that an ancient mud lake on Mars would be an ideal place to search for evidence of ancient microbial life. The post Ancient mud lake on Mars could hold traces of life first appeared on EarthSky.

Scientists have discovered evidence of ancient, shallow lakes on Mars that once had liquid water exposed to the atmosphere, challenging previous theories that all Martian water was covered in ice. Live Science reports: The patterns, which were photographed by NASA's Curiosity rover, are known as wa...

Learn about the analysis conducted on wave ripples in the Gale crater region of Mars, where ice-free ponds and lakes stood over 3 billion years ago.

Why are Mars' hemispheres so strikingly different? New analysis of marsquakes may have finally offered an explanation for the mysterious 'Martian dichotomy'. The post Marsquakes might explain Mars' north-south hemisphere differences first appeared on EarthSky.

Perseverance touched down on the Red Planet in early 2021 and has been active ever since. The rover was designed to explore the Jezero crater, a 28-mile-wide...

A Martian Great Salt Lake was once thought to be hidden beneath a polar ice cap. Turns out it may have been a mirage.

Lake Eridania is our earthly name for the largest known Mars lake. This ancient lake was bigger than any lakes on Earth. Where did it go? The post Ancient Mars lake was larger than any on Earth first appeared on EarthSky.

Martian secrets, revealed.

This new image from the High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) onboard ESA's Mars Express spacecraft shows Caralis Chaos, broken-down and dried-up remnants of a vast ancient Martian lake named Lake Eridania.

Was there an ancient lake on Mars? New research confirms that there is a presence of lake sediments.

NASA's Perseverance rover is equipped with a radar imager, allowing researchers to create a subsurface profile of Jezero Crater to better understand its...

Martian biosignatures might be lurking in an ancient mud lake on the Red Planet, a new study suggests. But a landing mission is needed to confirm the...