US EditionDeep 'scratches' and craters on Mars tell the tale of a Red Planet ice age
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New high-resolution images taken by the Mars Express spacecraft of the European Space Agency (ESA) reveal that Mars was able to experience its own version of an Ice Age, capable of reshaping its surface and leaving deep “rays” still visible in regions far from the poles.
What A Martian Ice Age Left Behind - Astrobiology
Earth isn’t the only planet to go through ice ages. A handful have hit our home planet in the last 2.5 billion years, with the most recent – which peaked around 20,000 years ago – taking Earth’s average temperature down to around 7–10 °C (up to 8 °C cooler than today). ce ages are an […] The post What A Martian Ice Age Left Behind appeared first on Astrobiology.
What a Martian ice age left behind
Paris, France (ESA) Nov 13, 2025 Travelling up from Mars's equator towards its north pole, we find Coloe Fossae: a set of intriguing scratches within a region marked by deep valleys, speckled craters, and signs of an ancient ice age. Earth isn't the only planet to go through ice ages. A handful have hit our home planet in the last 2.5 billion years, with the most recent - which peaked around 20 000 years ago - taking Eart
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