Cloudy with a chance of Martian ice and dust This supercomputer simulation shows the climate on Mars over the course of one year, spanning from spring through winter in the northern hemisphere. In the visualization, water-ice clouds are gray, while dust is yellow and frozen carbon dioxide is white. As the ice caps in the north shrink, they grow in the south. As fall arrives, a dust storm encircles the entire planet. | NASA Ames Research Center

An incredibly detailed image of Mars captured by ESA’s Mars Express spacecraft, from the north polar ice cap, to the cloud covered Hellas Planitia in the south, the largest impact crater on Mars. Mars Express has been orbiting Mars since 2003. The spacecraft has sent back myriad breathtaking images of our planetary neighbour in the past decade and a half, captured by the probe’s on-board High Resolution Stereo Camera – and this image is no different. The spacecraft imaged this slice across the p

Mars is known for its polar ice caps, which are primarily composed of frozen carbon dioxide, or dry ice, but beneath these caps lies a significant amount of water ice. In 2008, NASA’s Phoenix Mars Lander made a groundbreaking discovery when it confirmed the existence of water ice in the Martian soil. This exciting revelation showed us that the Red Planet is not only a place of geological wonders but also a potential reservoir of essential resources for future missions. Stream Becoming Martian on