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, ...

The planum temporale is a cortical region that forms the heart of “Wernicke’s area” in the cerebral cortex. For decades, Wernicke’s area has been considered the seat of language processing ...

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.

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 ...

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.

Eryngium planum looks like a prop from the 1993 film “Coneheads.” I cared for the flowers as I would care for roses or lilies. I snipped the stems (stalks, ...

Volcanic ash in Meridiani Planum Date: May 13, 2010 Source: European Space Agency Summary: Deposits of volcanic ash color a new view of the Meridiani Planum, as seen by the Mars Express High ...

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 ...

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 ...