Mars Atmosphere
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NASA records biggest ever 'Monster quake' on Mars, estimated to be magnitude 5
Science | May 10, 2022, 06:06 PM ISTThe quake was recorded when InSight was sent to Mars with a highly sensitive seismometer, provided by France’s Centre National d’Études Spatiales (CNES), to study the deep interior of the planet.
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Thousands of massive, ancient volcanic eruptions on Mars: NASA
Science | Sep 16, 2021, 08:22 PM ISTSpewing water vapour, carbon dioxide, and sulphur dioxide into the air, these explosions tore through the Martian surface about 4 billion years ago, according to scientists' estimates, reported in the journal Geophysical Research Letters.
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NASA shows spot on Mars where its Perseverance rover is set to collect first rock sample | WATCH
Science | Jul 22, 2021, 07:17 PM ISTThe mission milestone to collect the first sample of Martian Rock will take off in the next two weeks.
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Mostly carbon dioxide, no breathable oxygen on Mars: NASA
Jun 14, 2019, 01:39 PM ISTThe atmosphere on Mars is mostly carbon dioxide and extremely thin (about 100 times less dense than Earth's), with no breathable oxygen, NASA said on Friday.
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Mars had big rivers for billions of years: Study
Mar 29, 2019, 10:36 AM ISTThe study by scientists at the University of Chicago catalogued these rivers and found that significant river runoff persisted on Mars later into its history than previously thought.
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Despite absence of Earth-like magnetic dipole, Mars atmosphere well protected from solar wind: Study
Dec 11, 2017, 06:20 PM ISTAccording to a new research, present-day Mars is a cold and dry planet with less than one per cent of Earths atmospheric pressure at the surface.
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Mars has a huge, twisted tail and it could be destroying its atmosphere
Oct 23, 2017, 02:31 PM ISTHere's why the idea of a human colony on the Red Planet could remain nothing but a distant dream.
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Ancient Mars supported liquid water over 3.5 billion years ago, claims study
Sep 19, 2017, 03:45 PM ISTIn yet another surprising revelation related to Mars, a study has claimed that the environment of the Red Planet over 3.5 billion years ago was able to support liquid water at the surface.
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NASA spacecraft enters Mars' orbit to explore atmosphere
World | Sep 22, 2014, 10:14 AM ISTWashington: After 10-month journey of 442 million mile, NASA's Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) mission entered into Mars orbit, the US space agency has said.After a 33-minute engine firing, mission controllers received acknowledgment at