The sulphate-rich deposits at Meridiani Planum, Mars, discovered by the rover Opportunity, were proposed to be playa evaporites that had been reworked by eolian processes. Alternative hypotheses ...

That ocean is fed by "rivers"—nitrogen glaciers that drop from the mountains surrounding Sputnik Planum—that carry the chunks of water ice that we now see dotting its surface. Nature, 2016.

The robot rover that Europe is building to send to Mars is likely to be targeted at an equatorial region known as Oxia Planum. It is an area rich in clays and other minerals that have resulted ...

A dune field formed by strong, seasonally refreshing winds covers the vast plains of Olympia Planum. The origin of the dune sands lies in a cliff, 1000 metres high in places, which consists of ...

Oxia Planum (above) is rich in clays minerals, and contains features that appear to have been shaped by river action and by deltas.

The robot rover that Europe and Russia will send to Mars in 2020 will be targeted at a near-equatorial site on the Red Planet known as Oxia Planum, external. The area was recommended by an expert ...

Sputnik Planum's Mountainous Shores | Space Wallpaper. Wallpapers. By Space.com Staff published 4 January 2016 When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

The spectacular, flat landscape that dominates the left side of Pluto's icy "heart" can now be explained, say scientists. Prof Bill McKinnon, from Washington University in St Louis, Missouri, has ...

Promethei Planum, an area seasonally covered with a more than 3500 meters thick layer of ice in the Martian south polar region, has been photographed. The total amount of water ice contained at ...

Promethei Planum, an area seasonally covered with a more than 3500 meters thick layer of ice in the martian south polar region, was the subject of the High Resolution Stereo Camera's focus Sept ...

Sputnik Planum The left lobe of Pluto’s heart shape is a broad, flat, icy region called Sputnik Planum. The images used in this composite picture were taken on July 14 from a distance of 50,000 ...