3 days ago · Like Earth, Mars has clouds, winds, a roughly 24-hour day, seasonal weather patterns, polar ice caps, volcanoes, canyons, and other familiar features.

The common surface features of Mars include dark slope streaks, dust devil tracks, sand dunes, Medusae Fossae Formation, fretted terrain, layers, gullies, glaciers, scalloped topography, chaos …

6 days ago · Its volcanoes, impact craters, crustal movement, and atmospheric conditions such as dust storms have altered the landscape of Mars over many years, creating some of the solar system's …

Explore the dramatic landscape of Mars — from the solar system's tallest volcano to its deepest canyon, ancient impact basins, and rust-red soil.

Mar 26, 2026 · Mars has the most dramatic surface features of any rocky planet in the solar system, including the tallest volcano, the deepest canyon, and one of the largest impact craters ever discovered.

Jun 3, 2026 · Mars - Craters, Valleys, Plains: The character of the Martian terrain has been well established from spacecraft photography and altimetry. Almost the entire planet has been …

Explore the wonders of Mars with JPL's help, by visiting the Mars Exploration home page. You will find fascinating information in sections called: Extreme Planet, Follow the Water, Mars Rocks, Life on …

Jun 4, 2026 · Mars is one of the most explored bodies in our solar system, and it's the only planet where we've sent rovers to explore the alien landscape. NASA missions have found lots of evidence that …

Mars seems to be divided into two parts, the heavily cratered southern highlands, and the northern smooth lowlands. The cratered south is more than 3.5 billion years old, and the north was resurfaced …

From our night sky, Mars appears as a bright reddish point of light. That distinctive color comes from iron oxide — rust — covering much of its surface. But Mars is far more than just a rusty rock. It is a world …