insight
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See the ‘Brain Terrain’ of Mars in New Satellite Images
Recent images captured by the European Space Agency’s Mars Express orbiter reveal large craters in Utopia, the largest known impact basin in the Solar System.
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A Dozen ‘Marsquakes’ Clue Scientists In to the Red Planet’s Interior
The first direct seismic observations of Mars by NASA’s InSight Lander have been reported, giving scientists a tantalising look at the composition of the rocky world currently 236 million miles from us.
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China’s ‘Zhurong’ Rover Is About to Land on Mars
Later today, China will attempt to become just the second country to successfully deploy a probe on Mars. Here’s what we know about this historic mission and how China will attempt to overcome its own “seven minutes of terror.”
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After Two Years of Frustration, NASA Finally Nixes Its Martian Mole
NASA has given up on the mole — a device that was supposed to dig deep into the Martian surface — after repeated failed efforts to make the system work. It was meant to be a major part of the InSight lander mission, but unfortunately Mars had other ideas.