While you might think of the surface of Mars as an other-worldly landscape, new photographs show it doesn't look as different as we might think to our own environment.
The European Space Agency (ESA) has released pictures of an ancient, dried-up river system that stretches out for nearly 700 kilometres across the surface of Mars, which is surprisingly earth-like in appearance.
One of the longest valley networks on the planet, around 3.5 billion to 4 billion years ago, the vast valleys were filled with water forming large rivers.
The Nirgal Vallis region shown in the new images from ESA’s Mars Express spacecraft lies just south of the planet’s equator.
This area of Mars' landscape was shaped by a mix of flowing water and impacts where rocks from space crashed into the martian plane.
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Water on Mars: ESA probe spies ancient river 430 miles long - Familiar to Earth | Science | News
The incredible Mars news follows the discovery of a 430-miles-long (700km) river system. The European Space Agency (ESA) shared new pictures of the ancient, dried-up waterway! European Space Agency probe captures new photos of 700km ...flipboard.com/@euronews/ ...photos-of...European Space Agency probe captures new photos of 700km dried-up river system on Mars Euronews - By Emma Beswick While you might think of the surface of Mars as an other-worldly landscape, new photographs show it doesn't look as different as we might think to our own environment.!! ESA’s pictures were snapped from orbit by the Mars Express Spacecraft, just south of the equator.
The ancient river system forms part of a wider network of valleys and canyons carved out by running water.
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The space agency said: “Mars may seem to be an alien world, but many of its features look eerily familiar – such as this ancient, dried-up river system that stretches out for nearly 700 kilometres across the surface, making it one of the longest valley networks on the planet.
“The area of Mars shown in these new images from ESA’s Mars Express spacecraft lies just south of the planet’s equator, and is known to have been shaped by a mix of flowing water and impacts: events where rocks sped inwards from space to collide with the martian surface.”
NASA news: Space agency unveils super-quiet experimental jet that is after than sound | Science |
The successful application of QueSST could allow future jet fighters to beach the speed of without loudly announcing their presence.
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NASA’s experimental aircraft programme has created renowned alumni such as Neil Armstrong’s X-15 and the X-17 missile plane.
NASA said: “In the high desert of California, some of the most important aircraft in aviation history have been built and flown.
“NASA’s X-59 QueSST is an experimental piloted aircraft designed to fly faster than sound without producing the annoying – if not alarming – sonic booms of previous supersonic aircraft.
“It is the latest craft to take shape at Skunk Works, a renowned Lockheed Martin division that for the past 76 years has used a unique approach to design and manufacturing that has produced the nation’s most advanced aeroplanes.”
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NASA news: Space agency reveals futuristic Moon landing spacesuits - 'Not for the meek'
To ensure the mission’s success, NASA has designed a new generation of futuristic spacesuits.
NASA said: “At first glance, NASA’s new spacesuit that will be worn on Artemis missions might look like the suits that astronauts use for spacewalks outside the International Space Station (ISS) today.
“However, 21st-century moonwalkers will be able to accomplish much more complex tasks than their predecessors, thanks to strides in technological advances that started even before the Apollo program.
“Spacesuits are not only a classic icon of human space exploration, they are also a personalised spaceship that mimics all of the protections from the harsh environment of space and the basic resources that Earth and its atmosphere provide.”
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In direct sunlight, the Moon boils away at 250F degrees, while areas in the shade are at a freezing -250F degrees.
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The first Emirati to be launched into space will also be the first Arab astronaut to visit the ISS. This also proves that the UAE is committed to space — we now have an astronaut programme, we already have a number of satellites in space, we have something that is tangible, something that people can see and appreciate! Gaia: Largest-ever 3-D Stellar Map Captures One Billion ...www.newsweek.com ...european - space - agency -900372 The "unprecedented map" captures the position and brightness of nearly 1.7 billion stars. ...Tech & Science Milky way Galaxy Stars European Space Agency . ...Gaia is set to probe the skies until ...!! For me therefore, this is a great moment and I am happy to be able witness this and be a part of this process.
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