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Carbonate formation and fluctuating habitability on Mars: #Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover data may explain why planet was likely harsh desert for most of recent past.

«Der Mars hatta zwar hundert Prozent Sandstrand, aber null Prozent Meer.»
— Brandon Q. Morris, Mars Genesis
#BrandonQMorris #MarsGenesis

First direct observations of atmospheric sputtering at Mars: #Mars: https://science.nasa.gov/missions/maven/nasas-maven-makes-first-observation-of-atmospheric-sputtering-at-mars/

The Shape of a Mars Mission (Idle Words)
#Mars

Geomorphological Evidence of Near-Surface Ice at Candidate Landing Sites in Northern Amazonis Planitia, Mars: #Mars: https://olemiss.edu/news/2025/06/researchers-take-one-small-step-toward-planning-life-on-mars/index.html - near-surface water ice could provide resources for human exploration on the Red Planet.

Perchlorate brine formation from frost at the Viking 2 landing site: #Mars: https://news.uark.edu/articles/79736/paper-examines-role-of-seasonal-frost-in-brine-formation-on-mars

Evidence for a composite volcano on the rim of Jezero crater on Mars: #Mars — and its Habitability: https://cos.gatech.edu/news/volcano-hidden-plain-sight-could-help-date-mars-and-its-habitability

Ionospheric Analysis With Martian Mutual Radio Occultation: #Mars orbiters, rather than between an orbiter and an Earth-based receive, capture new insights into atmospheric dynamics