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"Marsis" radar discovers new craters on Mars

Rome, Italy - The discovery is very important for the study of the Red Planet evolution

The magazine "Nature" reports on its latest number the news of the discovery made by the radar "Marsis", installed on the probe of the European Space Agency ESA "Mars Express", which detected on Mars several big craters which have not been seen until now. A new chapter about the life and the evolution of the Red Planet, which underlines how the age of the two hemispheres of Mars is the same, contrary...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 71317
Rome, Italy, 12/14/2006 16:22
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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