Jul 15, 2025 · Even today, it is frequently called the "Red Planet" because iron minerals in the Martian dirt oxidize, or rust, causing the surface to look red. Mars was named by the ancient …

5 days ago · There are intriguing clues that billions of years ago Mars was even more Earth-like than today, with a denser, warmer atmosphere and much more water — rivers, lakes, flood …

Its surface gravity is roughly a third of Earth's or double that of the Moon. It is about half as wide as Earth or twice the Moon, with a diameter of 6,779 km (4,212 mi), and has a surface area …

A text box covers the surface of Mars: “The surface of Mars in this video is made of images taken by different space missions, not simulations. When we knit all these images together, it …

Mars has a large, dark patch on its surface, known as the Syrtis Major Planum. It reaches around 1,500 kilometres north from the equator and is around 1,000 kilometres in width.

Oct 6, 2025 · A crater with a smaller crater inside it on the Mars, whose now-desolate surface belies an ancient water world of “vacation-style” beaches and seas. European Space Agency, …

Dec 18, 2024 · Its surface area is about 28% that of Earth. However, since Mars lacks oceans, the surface area is roughly the same as the combined land area of Earth’s continents. Despite …

Mars has two small moons - both of which may be captured asteroids. Deimos and Phobos are very difficult to see except in large telescopes due to being so close to Mars.

5 days ago · Mars - Craters, Valleys, Plains: The character of the Martian terrain has been well established from spacecraft photography and altimetry. Almost the entire planet has been …

Sep 30, 2025 · Mars is one of the most explored bodies in our solar system, and it's the only planet where we've sent rovers to explore the alien landscape. NASA missions have found lots …