When NASA announced the discovery of signs of water on Mars, the news was overwhelming. Since then, many discoveries have been made, information about most of which immediately became public knowledge. There are currently two Martian rovers operating on the Red Planet. Three orbiters track Mars from above. In addition, two more probes are going to our space neighbor. We continue to uncover all the deepest mysteries and confirm previous ideas regarding this planet. And today we will talk about the ten most recent facts about this illusory desert world.
There is rock on Mars that could contain life
Impactites are rocks formed as a result of shock-explosive (impact) rock formation during the fall of meteorites. Most often, these impacts consist of stones, minerals, glass, and crystalline structures formed as a result of impact metamorphism. The most famous sources of impactites on Earth are perhaps the Alamo impact crater in the Nevada desert (USA) and Darwin Crater in Tasmania. Last year, NASA found another one on Mars.
NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has detected impact glass deposits in several impact craters on the Red Planet at once. And a year earlier, scientist Peter Schultz showed the public a similar impact glass found in Argentina and containing parts of plants and organic molecules. This suggests that Martian impact glass may also contain traces of ancient life.
The next step for scientists will be to take samples of this impact Martian glass. Among the first candidates for testing is Hargraves Crater, one of the proposed landing sites for the new Martian rover in 2020.
Flying comets "shake" the magnetosphere of Mars
In September 2014, the MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN) spacecraft entered Mars orbit. After only a few weeks, the probe witnessed quite a rare occurrence, when a passing comet came close to the Red Planet.
Comet C/2013 A1, better known as Siding Spring, was discovered in 2013. Initially, scientists believed that it would fall on Mars, but the two objects missed each other at a distance of 140,000 kilometers.
Researchers were interested in the effects that could be caused by such a close approach. Since Mars has a weak magnetosphere, scientists immediately noted that with the approach of the comet, a powerful emission of ions occurred, which affected its stability. NASA compared this effect to powerful but short-lived solar storms. As the comet's magnetic strength increased as it approached, Mars' magnetic field was thrown into total chaos. She literally stirred like a reed in the wind.
Mars has a Mohawk
In 2013, the MAVEN spacecraft was sent to Mars to study its atmosphere. According to the information gathered from the observations of the probe, a computer model, which showed that the planet has quite a punk mohawk.
Mars' extravagant hairstyle actually consists of electrically charged particles blown by the solar wind from the planet's upper atmosphere. The electric field created by the approaching solar wind (as well as other solar activity) pulls these particles toward the poles.
The Agricultural Future of Mars
If we are really going to settle on Mars, then first we need to develop methods for supplying future colonists. According to scientists from Wageningen University (Netherlands), we have already found four crops that can be adapted to grow in Martian soil conditions.
These crops are tomatoes, radishes, rye and peas. Scientists drew their conclusions on the basis of an experiment on their cultivation in artificially created by NASA Martian soil. Despite the fact that such soil contains a high concentration heavy metals(cadmium and copper), cultures during growth do not consume a dangerous amount of these substances and, therefore, remain completely edible.
Four of these crops (along with six other types of food) have already been selected as a potential source of fresh food on Mars.
Mysterious dunes of Mars
Martian dunes have also been observed by rovers and orbital probes for quite a long time, but more recently, images taken by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter were obtained on Earth. Admittedly, the pictures made scientists think a lot. In February 2016, the spacecraft photographed a region covered in very bizarre dunes (as you can see by looking at the photo above), reminiscent of the dots and dashes used in Morse code.
According to the most current assumption, these dunes owe such a bizarre shape to an impact crater located not far from them, which limited the amount of sand for their formation. The dash-shaped dunes are thought to have been shaped by winds blowing from two directions, giving them such a linear shape.
However, the nature of the "dune points" is still a mystery. Usually a similar shape is obtained when something interferes with the formation of linear dunes. However, scientists are still not sure what this “something” really is, so further study of this region of Mars should lift the curtain on this mystery.
The Mystery of Martian Minerals
The region of Mars explored by the rover "" in 2015, gave rise to more questions for NASA scientists than it answered. Known as the "Martian Passage", this region is a geological contact zone where a layer of sandstone is superimposed on a layer of mudstone.
This area has an exceptionally high concentration of silicon dioxide. In some stones, it is up to 90 percent. Silicon dioxide is a chemical constituent commonly found in rocks and minerals on Earth, especially in quartz.
According to Albert Yen, one of the members of the Curiosity Mars rover team, to obtain a high concentration of silicon dioxide usually requires the presence of a process for dissolving other components or the presence of an environment in which these components can be formed. In other words, you need water. Therefore, solving the issue of obtaining silicon dioxide on Mars will help scientists better imagine what ancient Mars was like.
Scientists were even more surprised when Curiosity took samples of these stones. It turned out that they contain a mineral called tridymite. On Earth, this mineral is extremely rare, but in the "Martian Passage" it literally just lies. Everywhere. And researchers still do not understand where he came from.
white planet
There was a time when the famous Red Planet was more white than red. According to astronomers from the Southern Research Institute in Boulder (Colorado, USA), the planet “reddened” relatively recently. After experiencing an ice age much more extreme than our Earth has seen.
Scientists came to this conclusion after observing the layers of glaciers at the north pole of Mars. If we were talking about the Earth, then scientists would simply drill into our planet and get an ice sample, subsequently carefully examining each of its layers. But since we do not yet have the opportunity to do the same with Mars, astronomers used the Shallow Subsurface Radar scientific instrument installed on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter for this purpose.
Thanks to this long-wavelength scanner, scientists were able to look 2 kilometers deep into the Martian ice crust and created a two-dimensional diagram that showed that the planet experienced a very violent ice age about 370,000 years ago. Moreover, scientists have found that in about 150,000 years the planet will face another complete freeze.
Underground volcanoes of Mars
Tridymite is usually found in volcanic rock, so its presence on Mars could indicate a serious volcanic activity on the planet in the past. New evidence from the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter also indicates that Mars once had active volcanoes that erupted right under the ice.
The probe studied the Sisyphi Montes region, and scientists realized that it consists of flat mountain ranges, very similar in shape to terrestrial volcanoes, which still erupt under the ice from time to time.
When an eruption occurs, its force is so powerful that it literally breaks through the ice layer and throws huge volumes of ash into the air. These eruptions also result in big number various rocks and minerals characteristic of these types of eruptions. The same was found in Sisyphi Montes.
Ancient megatsunamis of Mars
Scientists are still debating whether the Red Planet once had a northern ocean. A new study in this regard indicates that the ocean really existed, and, moreover, giant tsunamis raged in it.
So far, the only evidence of being here once upon a time ancient ocean were indistinct coastlines. And if you believe in the assumption of the existence of giant megatsunamis at that time, then it is quite possible to explain the reason for the blurring of these coastlines.
Alex Rodriguez, one of the scientists who came up with the idea, says that the waves of these giant tsunamis were up to 120 meters high. At the same time, they arose at least once every three million years.
Rodriguez is very interested in studying the craters located near coastlines. As a result of the tsunami, these craters could fill with water and retain it for millions of years, making them an ideal place to look for signs of ancient life.
There was more water on Mars than in the Arctic Ocean
Although the location of the Martian ocean is still a matter of debate, scientists agree that the Red Planet once had a lot of water. NASA believes that there was enough water here to cover the entire planet and form an ocean 140 meters deep. And although, most likely, water was concentrated on Mars more locally, according to scientists, there was more of it than in the Arctic Ocean. The Martian ocean could occupy up to 19 percent of the planet's area.
Scientists make such assumptions based on observations made using the Keck Observatory in Hawaii and the Very Large Telescope in Chile. On the this moment Mars' atmosphere contains two forms of water: H2O and HDO (heavy water), where the usual hydrogen molecules are replaced by deuterium, an isotope of hydrogen.
Scientists calculated the ratio of the current concentration of H2O and HDO on Mars and compared it with the ratio of the concentration of water in a 4.5 billion-year-old Martian meteorite. The results showed that Mars has lost 87 percent of its water supply.
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People love the mysterious space stories. And in the top of cosmic curiosity are traditionally mysterious objects on Mars. There, rock formations turn into faces, shadows into UFO landing sites, and pieces from the rover into the head of Donald Trump.
6. "The fish of my dreams."
There is a fish rock on Mars, but there are no fish. Curiosity caught this "catch" in the lens of his camera, and ufologists and supporters of the theory of the existence of the Martians were delighted. But this is just a game of stone shapes and lighting. NASA says this about possible fossilized bones and animals on Mars: "Mars probably never had enough oxygen in the atmosphere to support complex organisms."
7. Whirlwind.
A strange vortex appears in this Martian landscape taken by another NASA rover, Opportunity, in 2016. This is actually a real dust whirlwind, just like on Earth. Only Martian dust whirlwinds can be up to 50 times wider and up to 10 times taller than those on Earth.
8. Donut.
It wasn't, but then it was. The donut-like object appeared rather unexpectedly in a series of before-and-after images of Opportunity. Some people thought it was an alien formation, but NASA announced that the sudden appearance of the "doughnut" was because Opportunity knocked the rock out by driving over it. In general, there is no fast food on Mars.
9. Wafer.
The donut is not the only "food" formation on the red planet. An image from the orbit of Mars in late 2014 showed a strange waffle-shaped island. The 1.2-mile waffle is located in a lava flow region. This is not evidence of giant waffles on Mars, but it does look very much like a lava formation.
10. Glitter.
If something shines somewhere, it already attracts attention. If something glitters on Mars, these are mysterious signals. In 2012, Curiosity spotted a bright, shiny object in the faded Martian soil. To give you a sense of scale, the entire image covers an area of just 4 centimeters across. NASA scientists have confirmed that this shine is just some kind of quartz or something like that.
11. Spoon.
See the spoon in the center of the image? A long arm stretched out over the landscape, casting a shadow below? Is this proof that some giant chef is using this tool to make the donuts and waffles mentioned above? Unfortunately no. Mars does not have the same strong gravity as Earth, so these fragile rocky formations can exist for a long time without collapsing under their own weight.
12. Metal construction.
Mars seekers edited an image taken by Curiosity in early 2013 to emphasize what appeared to be a piece of metal. The likely explanation is much less impressive than a metal racing ship or an iron monster. The object is likely part of a meteorite or the result of a play of light.
13. Bright light on the horizon of Mars.
All the same Curiosity sent this curious photo in 2014, showing light on the horizon of Mars. The image excited UFO fans, who speculated that it could be evidence of alien activity.
NASA, as scientists usually do, disappointed them, explaining that all the pictures with the mysterious "lighthouse" were taken by one camera. Other lenses did not reflect this point. It is possible that a cosmic particle hit the camera matrix, as a result of which part of the sensor was “blinded”, and a white spot appeared on the pictures.
14. Mini meteorite.
In October 2016, Curiosity discovered a small iron meteorite that was initially thought to be a strange rock. The stone looks small, about the size of a palm, but a close-up showed its bizarre surface. The researchers called it "stone egg" and were wrong.
The rover's ChemCam: Remote Micro-Imager camera was pointed at the egg. And determined the approximate composition. According to scientists from the University of Arizona (Arizona State University), the egg consists of an alloy of nickel and iron.
15. A strange deep hole.
NASA hasn't given a definitive answer about this strange circular pit, captured by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter in 2017. But, most likely, this is a crater formed due to a meteorite impact. Pit is located in the area south pole planets. At the end of summer, due to the short daylight hours, the hole stands out sharply from the surrounding landscape due to the play of light and shadow.
16. Female statue?
The Spirit rover took this image in 2007 showing a view of the rock formations on the surface of Mars. One of them stood out. It looked like Bigfoot. And female.
17. Another woman on Mars.
As you already understood, there is no shortage of women on Mars. That is, at least two of them. This image from Curiosity excited alien theorists in early 2015. The small object inside the red circle looks like a figurine of a lady in a dress. All it takes to see it is a developed imagination.
18. Crab monster crawls on Mars.
Another Curiosity photo from July 2015. It went unnoticed for a long time until a tiny fragment of the image was enlarged in one Facebook group. And there appeared what looked like a strange crab monster lurking in the shadows. He also looks a lot like Cthulhu. In any case, those who saw Cthulhu say so. And these once again will not lie.
Of course, a crab on Mars is just a play of light and shadow on a stone. But it's so boring...
19. The face of an ancient god.
On the left is a cropped image from the Opportunity rover. On the right is a neo-Assyrian statue of the goddess from the British Museum. Notice the similarities? And some UFO fans too. As with all the mysteries of Mars, similar to objects from Earth, this is a combination of human imagination and the play of light, and not hello from extraterrestrial civilization with a penchant for stone carving.
20. Kissing face.
As you already know, there are a lot of women on Mars. Therefore, this man, who stretched out his lips in a kind of kiss, does not look random either. This stone was found in a photo with Curiosity by fans of the habitable Mars theory at the end of 2016.
21. How to find a "face" on Mars.
Behind a short time and with a minimum of effort, anyone can find rock formations that look like human or alien faces on Mars. Here are two "faces" with their features. This image is from Curiosity, who took this landscape in late 2016.
All it takes is imagination to harness the power of pareidolia, a phenomenon that causes people to see faces and shapes in inanimate objects.
