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Mars Express zeroes in on erosion features

Mars Express zeroes in on erosion features

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Mar 19, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Mars Express has uncovered geological evidence suggesting that some depositional process, revealed by erosion, has been at work on large scales in the equatorial regions of the planet. If ...





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In this HRSC 3D perspective view of the Marwth Vallis area (shades of grey), OMEGA has mapped the water-rich minerals (blue).

Mars has a big watery past

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created Nov 30, 2005 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Substantial quantities of liquid water must have been stably present in the early history of Mars. The findings of OMEGA, on board ESA's Mars Express, have implications on the climatic history of the planet ...


The minerals on Mars influence the measuring of its temperature

The minerals on Mars influence the measuring of its temperature

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Jul 14, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (4) | comments 0

A team of researchers from the CSIC-INTA Astrobiology Centre in Madrid has confirmed that the type of mineralogical composition on the surface of Mars influences the measuring of its temperature. The study ...


Scientists Develop New Treatments for Alzheimer’s Disease

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Oct 26, 2006 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (6) | comments 0

Scientists at the University of Liverpool have created a new chemical compound that could be developed into a drug treatment for Alzheimer’s disease.


Ultra-clean coal to power a greener future

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created May 13, 2005 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Engineers in Nottingham are developing ultra-clean coal that could make power generation 50% more efficient and reduce carbon dioxide emissions by a third. A team at The University of Nottingham is one of only two in the ...


Mars Express and the story of water on Mars

Mars Express and the story of water on Mars

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Oct 16, 2006 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (35) | comments 0

For a number of decades now, astronomers have wondered about water on Mars. Thanks to ESA's Mars Express, much of the speculation has been replaced with facts. Launched on 2 June 2003, Mars Express has changed ...



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