Mars is quiet, but minerals speak louder than any word. Clay minerals and sulfates aren’t just rocks; they’re pages in a chronicle about water. Clays form where water lingers in neutral to slightly alkaline conditions…
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The Enigma of RSL on Mars: Water, Salt, or Just Dust?
There are these strange grooves on the slopes of Mars — Recurring Slope Lineae (RSL). Long, narrow, dark streaks that pop up with the arrival of the scorching season, stretch out, widen, and then disappear like someone…
ReadThe Hidden Climate Chronicles Beneath Mars’ Surface
Let me be honest — these PLD (Polar Layered Deposits) are like some cosmic inquisition into Mars’ ice, leaving behind a layered chronicle of the planet’s climate history. It’s not just ice caps; it’s an archive, carved…
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