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Underground explosions responsible for craters on Mars

Last Updated: Thursday, April 11, 2013, 16:33

Dramatic underground explosions, perhaps involving ice, are responsible for the pits inside the two large martian impact craters, that has been captured by ESA`s Mars Express on January 4.

Curiosity suggests gale crater on Mars might be drier than expected

Last Updated: Saturday, September 29, 2012, 14:18

Preliminary data from the NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity indicate that the Gale Crater landing site might be drier than expected.

Over 635,000 impact craters scar Mars` surface

Last Updated: Sunday, June 17, 2012, 18:05

It seems Mars is a beaten and battered planet in the solar system, as its surface has been pocked by more than 635,000 impact craters.