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Mars's mantle may be hundreds of degrees hotter beneath one hemisphere

Tiny changes in spacecraft orbits suggest Mars’s famous north-south divide reaches deep into its mantle.

Without new landers or rovers, it’s helicopters or bust for NASA’s Mars program

For the first time in more than 30 years, NASA has no firm plans to send any new landers or rovers to Mars. Instead, the ...

NASA Breaks the Sound Barrier With New Mars Helicopter Rotors

NASA’s new Mars helicopter rotors survived supersonic testing, boosting lift by 30% and paving the way for heavier, more ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Mars’ Southern Half Is Weirdly Warm Underground. The ‘Thermal Anomaly’ Might Explain Why the Planet’s Hemispheres Look So Different

Researchers used a novel technique to figure out what's going on inside the Red Planet. The work suggests that the interior ...