Certain details of the Martian surface can look strange, unless you take a look at the context to which they belong.This image, in particular, shows us a detail of a crater located at about 28 ° south latitude in mid-winter.The interior of this crater shows clear signs of glacial flows, very frequent at mid-latitudes of Mars, demonstrating the abundant presence of water just below the surface.Complete HiRISE image: https://www.uahirise.org/ESP_053734_1515 Reference article NASA JPL: https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/spaceimages/details.php?id=PIA22348 This post has been automatically translated. See the original post here.

At the Mars section of the Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (LPSC), held on March 20 of this year, an afternoon was devoted to as many as six speakers who focused their talks on Martian protolagos and all the associated river structures.The surprises are remarkable and numerous and rewrite the hydrogeological history of Mars in a very interesting way.It is really worth to download for free all the six reports listed in this summary PDF: https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2018/pdf/sess251.pdf Happy reading! 😉 This post has been automatically translated. See the original post here.

It is one of the most intriguing question, so much to have become object of bitter diatribes between many people belonging to the conspiracy and anti conspiracy bangs. Every now and then we too are targeted in these ridiculous infighting when we dare to open our mouths on this fascinating topic. Recently, a passing user has brought to our attention the following official NASA document as proof that we are obviously wrong (and therefore we should be ugly conspiracy theorists): https://www.grc.nasa.gov/www/k-12/airplane/atmosmrm.html Let us premise, however, that we were already aware of this work, among other things quite dated. A document that all things considered could have a substantial validity. Who knows, maybe it is even correct….However the vexata questio is very different from what our “hit and run friend” probably imagined. We tend to be more “advanced” than those who make assessments on the basis of a single report, even if it is a NASA report. In fact, we have adopted a more elaborate methodology, based on the Mars Climate Database (NASA and ESA): http://www-mars.lmd.jussieu.fr/mcd_python/ It is useless to make a list of the advantages, but we know well that anyone who has a minimum of familiarity with this valuable tool has no doubt about it. For this reason we have questioned several reports and official NASA communiqués for the simple fact that one fundamental thing is missing. The possibility to falsify their data is missing. There is a lack of official references from other space agencies. Science requires the possibility of verification by others of the results produced by others. We are not interested in the responsibility of anyone if one lies and the other does not. We don’t give a damn! We do not walk by faith towards a body now considered as a god. In the documentary about the unfortunate Schiaparelli accident we have explained why we believe that the Mars atmosphere is denser than we can imagine. In this article we explained why suspended dust is evidence of a dense atmosphere: http://www.pianetamarte.net/marsdust.htm And in this documentary many other things…. https://youtu.be/gtGNIGvkTKo Everything else is beyond our interest….” This post has been automatically translated. See the original post here.

In the post devoted to a recent image taken by Opportunity https://www.facebook.com/PianetaMarte.MdM/photos/a.1625578140858706.1073741828.1612043482212172/1658008487615671/?type=3 ), I mentioned green spots observed during the Viking mission.This is the 1978 article by Dr. Gilbert Levin cited in the post indicated above…. This post has been automatically translated. See the original post here.

A most interesting study of the traces left by massive amounts of water that shaped the surface of Mars! This post has been automatically translated. See the original post here.

A great press conference held last night at 11pm, with a beautiful presentation of the capabilities of the InSight probe and much more… Speakers:– Thomas Zurbuchen, associate administrator for NASA’s Science Mission Directorate in Washington, D.C.– Bruce Banerdt, InSight principal investigator at JPL– Tom Hoffman, InSight project manager at JPL– Jaime Singer, InSight instrument deployment lead at JPL This post has been automatically translated. See the original post here.

For the next European mission to Mars in 2020, new techniques will be applied to ensure a good landing.Two parachutes instead of just one, in particular the second will be the largest parachute ever used for a landing on Mars, well 35 meters in diameter.This first test was carried out releasing everything from 1.5 km altitude, but is planning a second test starting from 30 km altitude to simulate more closely the “real” Martian conditions. Let’s hope well…. This post has been automatically translated. See the original post here.