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The ancient megafloods that carved canyons on Earth and Mars may have been smaller—but lasted longer—than previously thought.
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Reconstructing Catastrophic Floods on Earth and Mars

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 26 July 201623 February 2023

A new theoretical model suggests that ancient floods that carved canyons on Earth and Mars may have been much smaller but lasted longer than previously thought.

An enhanced-color view from NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment(HiRISE) shows rugged, canyon walls surfaces where Recurring Slope Lineae (RSL) are frequently detected in Coprates Chasma, Valles Marineris
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A Cluster of Water Seeps on Mars?

by Terri Cook 25 July 201628 July 2022

The discovery of dense concentrations of recurring flowlike features in two Valles Marineris chasms could aid in the search for life and influence future exploration of the Red Planet.

Carbon dioxide frost presence at sunrise on Mars integrated over 1 year; note CO2 frost at low latitudes.
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Carbon Dioxide Frost May Keep Martian Soil Dusty

by David Shultz 8 July 201612 October 2022

Temperature readings acquired from orbit show that Mars's surface gets cold enough at night to allow layers of solid carbon dioxide frost up to several hundred micrometers thick to build up near the equator.

Portion of a photo taken by NASA's Curiosity rover while traversing the Kimberly formation on its journey south toward the center of Gale Crater.
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Curiosity Sends Curious Water Data from Mars

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 8 June 201624 April 2024

The rover's neutron spectroscopy instrument hints at an unexpected trend: The upper soil levels in the layers of Gale Crater's Kimberley formation seem to hold more water-associated hydrogen.

Unnamed crater in eastern Hesperia Planum, Mars.
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Martian Carbonates Spotted by the Orbiter

Kate Wheeling, freelance science writer by Kate Wheeling 3 May 201628 July 2022

The minerals identified by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter provide more evidence that the planet may have once been habitable.

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Satellites Reveal the History of the Moon's "Frigid Sea"

by Terri Cook 25 January 201628 July 2022

The history of aluminum-rich basalts in Mare Frigoris may help scientists better understand the evolution of the lunar mantle.

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Curiosity Rover Finds Organic Molecules on Martian Surface

by David Shultz 12 October 201524 April 2024

Scientists assess the present and past habitability of Mars from organic compounds detected at Gale Crater.

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What Formed These Curious Ripples on Mars?

by C. Minnehan 18 September 20156 March 2023

Dunes, ridges, or something else? Scientists seek to understand the origins of transverse aeolian ridges.

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New Editors for AGU Journals

by J. Panning 28 October 201430 May 2023

AGU announces new editors for several of its journals.

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