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Tag: Bad Astronomy

Mars. Is. WEIRD.

Phil Plait

Jan 8, 2021

HiRISE camera view of strange fan-like sprays of dark material erupting from the ground near the south pole of Mars. Credit: NASA/JPL/UArizona

Tag: Bad Astronomy

Scientists reveal flowing new evidence of raging ancient rivers of water on Mars

Jeff Spry

May 8, 2020

Tag: Bad Astronomy

Here's why you shouldn't stand at the base of a Martian cliff in spring

Phil Plait

Sep 9, 2019

A second avalanche occurred at the same time as the other not far away, along the same canyon cliff face. Credit: NASA/JPL/University of Arizona

Tag: Bad Astronomy

Tag: Bad Astronomy

On Mars, better it's the dust devil you know

Phil Plait

Jul 25, 2019

A color close-up image of gullies on Mars shows dimpling near their source, implying subsurface materials sublimating in the warmer seasonal weather. Credit: NASA/JPL/University of Arizona

Tag: Bad Astronomy

This mind-blowing Martian crater almost doesn't look real

Elizabeth Rayne

Jun 18, 2019

Tag: Bad Astronomy

Sometime in the past decade Mars suffered an impact shotgun blast

Phil Plait

Feb 27, 2019

A series of fresh impact craters on Mars were created by the breakup of an incoming asteroid or comet. The event happened sometime no earlier than 2009. Credit: NASA/JPL/University of Arizona

Tag: Bad Astronomy

Tag: Bad Astronomy

Tag: Mars InSight

Mars InSight: Pix from the ground and from space

Phil Plait

Dec 17, 2018

A “selfie” of the Mars InSight lander, using 11 images taken by a camera mounted on a mobile robotic arm. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

Tag: Bad Astronomy

Tag: Mars InSight

Tag: Bad Astronomy

What flattened this Martian crater?

Phil Plait

Dec 12, 2018

A spectacular if oddly shaped crater near the equator on Mars, situated between two ancient volcanoes. Credit: NASA/JPL/University of Arizona

Tag: Bad Astronomy

Tag: Bad Astronomy

An asteroid impact triggered an avalanche on Mars!

Phil Plait

Jun 26, 2018

In color, the ochre dust and dark basalt underlying it are more obvious. Credit: NASA/JPL/University of Arizona

Tag: Bad Astronomy

Tag: Bad Astronomy

A Pac-Man crater on Mars

Phil Plait

Jun 7, 2018

hirise_paA sand-filled dune on Mars looks more than a little bit like Pac-Man. Credit: NASA/JPL/University of Arizonacmandune_hero

Tag: Bad Astronomy

Tag: Bad Astronomy

Caught on camera: A Martian Opportunity hole-in-one

Phil Plait

Apr 27, 2017

Opportunity landing site seen from orbit

Tag: Bad Astronomy

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