New Geologic Map of Mars Is Beautifully Detailed

It took 16 years and data from four orbiting spacecraft to assemble, but the U.S. Geological Survey’s new map of Mars is awesome. In beautiful color and excellent detail, the map shows the geology of the Red Planet’s surface today, and reveals a new understanding of its past. Mars is Earth’s closest neighbor, in both […]

















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