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.

Glaciers that still exist on the surface of Mars are helping to tell the story of its past. The red planet experienced between six and 20 separate ice ages during the past 300 to 800 million years ...

Some glaciers on Mars might have had an assist from below. The research team hypothesized that to push the glaciers any faster, there would have had to be enough stress to make up for weaker gravity.

Mars rover Curiosity: Images from the red planet 51 photos The researchers took advantage of a project last year by University of Texas researchers that mapped the glaciers on the Red Planet.

Because of Mars’ unique conditions, its ancient glaciers likely flowed very slowly, according to a new study in the Geophysical Research Letters. NASA/JPL-Caltech/UofA According to the USGS ...

The surface of Mars is known for being an extremely cold, desiccated, ... But as its many surface features attest, the red planet was once a warmer, wetter place with flowing water and glaciers.

It is a scientific certainty that Mars was once a much different place, with a denser atmosphere, warmer temperatures, and where water once flowed. Evidence of this past is preserved in countless ...

The study authors said they think the glacier existed during the Mars Amazonian geologic period, which began 2.9 billion years ago and remains ongoing.

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.

The study authors said they think the glacier existed during the Mars Amazonian geologic period, which began 2.9 billion years ago and remains ongoing.