The remains of a glacier have been found near the Martian equator. While the glacier no longer exists, a salty layer has preserved the shape, size and detailed features of the icy formation.

Humans have known Earth is round for thousands of years — starting with the ancient Greeks, including Pythagoras, around 500 B.C. and confirmed by Aristotle a couple of centuries later.

Near Mars’ equator, a giant volcano has been hiding from us for decades. While the site had been observed by spacecraft since the 1970s, the volcano’s severe erosion disguised it.

21 craters in ancient rock layers are all that's left of Earth's once flashy accesory. by Kiona Smith. Sep. 20, 2024. ... a slowly crumbling ring of rocky debris circled our planet’s equator, ...

Additionally, the remains of ancient glaciers, called relict glaciers, have been spotted in Eastern Noctis Labyrinthus, which is just 7.3 degrees south of the equator.

Furthermore, the region was too close to the ancient equator to have experienced hurricanes. The new paper gives a clearer picture of the forces that shaped an environment lost to history: ...

Ancient and unexpectedly large tetrapod lived in the Southern Hemisphere. Skip to main content. ... Third, it was found far from the area near the palaeo-equator ...