Mars' crust is thought to be one piece. Unlike Earth, the red planet has no tectonic plates that ride on the mantle to reshape the terrain. Since there is little to no movement in the crust, ...

Payré and her team used data from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter to study the composition of the Martian crust in the southern hemisphere, where they discovered the mineral feldspar. Feldspar ...

A new study finds the original crust on Mars is more complex, and evolved, than previously thought. Researchers have determined the Martian crust has greater concentrations of the chemical element ...

A new study finds the original crust on Mars is more complex, and evolved, than previously thought. Researchers led by Valerie Payré determined the Martian crust has greater concentrations of the ...

If portions of the primordial Mars remained solid after such a collision however, remaining as islands within the magma ocean, that could explain the areas where the crust is more silicon than ...

The Mars water debate continues. A team of scientists suggests vast oceans of water may not be locked within the Red Planet's crust, despite InSight lander data.

Scientists have used data from three studies to determine the thickness of the crust on Mars by using 'Marsquakes'. Researchers used data from Nasa's InSight mission to make the discovery.. The ...

Some 4 billion years ago, Earth and Mars were young, warm and wet. If they weren't Solar System twins, they were certainly siblings. Much of Mars's water has disappeared since the planet formed ...

This mosaic of Mars is composed of about 100 Viking Orbiter images. The images were acquired in 1980 during mid-northern summer on Mars. NASA/JPL-Caltech/USGS Scientists agree that once, billions ...

If Mars’ crust is similar across the planet, there may be more water within the mid-crust zone than the “volumes proposed to have filled hypothesized ancient Martian oceans,” the authors ...

If Mars’ crust is similar across the planet, there may be more water within the mid-crust zone than the “volumes proposed to have filled hypothesized ancient Martian oceans,” the authors ...