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The Centreville Sentinel

"We're always on the prowl."

"We're always on the prowl."

The Centreville Sentinel

"We're always on the prowl."

The Centreville Sentinel

On Mars, the Chinese rover Zhurong found intriguing polygon-like structures buried dozens of meters below its landing site in Utopia Planitia. The forms are reminiscent of similar polygonal patterns on Earth that are carved by ice.

Polygonal terrain discovered under Mars’ surface by the Chinese rover

Eliza Dean
January 2, 2024

November 23 2023, the Chinese National Space Administration reported that its Mars rover, Zhurong, had discovered polygonal terrain under the surface of the Red Planet.  On July 23 2020, China launched...

"Perseverance Rover" by SonnyandSandy is licensed with CC BY-NC-ND 2.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/

Perseverance’s Triumph on Mars

Eleanor Shaw
March 5, 2021

On February 18th, Earth saw another one of its beloved rovers, Perseverance, touch down on Mars’ surface and continues to watch as the device begins its endeavor to explore the surface of Mars and further...

Noises On Mars

Noises On Mars

Natalie Kees
October 17, 2019

Thanks to NASA’s InSight mission, launched in November 2018, we have been hearing new sounds on Mars. The technology that NASA has placed on Mars has led to the discovery of “Marsquakes” (earthquakes...

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