The Opportunity rover's mission on Mars was nothing short of extraordinary, lasting an astounding 14 years, over 20 times longer than initially expected. Launched in 2003 alongside its twin, Spirit, ...

Pluto’s Sputnik Planum is an ocean of slowly shifting nitrogen ice Convection within the ice renews the surface, keeps it crater-free.

The robot rover that Europe is building to send to Mars is likely to be targeted at an equatorial region known as Oxia Planum.

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 ...

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 ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Mountain sides of large water-ice blocks, varying from dark to light and some possibly ...

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 A high-resolution, enhanced color image of the the edge of Sputnik Planum, the icy plain that forms the left lobe of Pluto’s heart shape.