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Ancient northern ocean on Mars
ESA's Mars Express radar gives strong evidence for former Mars ocean
 
6 February 2012   ESA's Mars Express has returned strong evidence for an ocean once covering part of Mars. Using radar, it has detected sediments reminiscent of an ocean floor within the boundaries of previously identified, ancient shorelines on Mars.
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Mars Express reveals wind-blown deposits on Mars
 
3 February 2012   New images from ESA’s Mars Express show the Syrtis Major region on Mars. Once thought to be a sea of water, the region is now known to be a volcanic province dating back billions of years.
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Mountains and buried ice on Mars
 
2 December 2011   New images from Mars Express show the Phlegra Montes mountain range, in a region where radar probing indicates large volumes of water ice are hiding below. This could be a source of water for future astronauts.
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8 November 2011   Battered Tharsis Tholus volcano on Mars
7 October 2011   Mars Express observes clusters of recent craters in Ares Vallis
2 September 2011   Rare martian lake delta spotted by Mars Express
5 August 2011   Mars’ northern polar regions in transition
17 June 2011   Phobos slips past Jupiter
7 June 2011   Springtime at Mars’ south pole


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