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System of Grabens associated with the Isidis Impact Basin northeast of the Syrtis Major volcanic province. There is more methane above this area than usual, which could be of geological or biological origin. Early potential target for Curiosity rover.
Nili Fossae Web Pages[]
Nili Fossae In the News[]
Carbonates Found at Nili Fossae (Dec 08)[]
- http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/12/18/MN4U14QQBB.DTL
- http://www.informationweek.com/news/hardware/supercomputers/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=212501435&subSection=News
- http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/3836365/Minerals-suggest-life-could-have-survived-on-Mars.html
- http://www.reuters.com/article/scienceNews/idUSTRE4BH7IV20081218
- http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn16305-longsought-carbonate-minerals-found-on-mars.html
- http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2008/dec/HQ_08-331_Mars_minerals.html
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7791060.stm
Methane Detected on Mars - Signs of Life? (Jan 09)[]
Emissions found at Arabia Terra, Syrtis Major, and Nili Fossae
- http://features.csmonitor.com/innovation/2009/01/16/methane-on-mars-does-that-mean-life/
- http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601124&sid=aKoN8KFomK3E&refer=home
- http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=99395543
- http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/space/2009-01-15-mars-methane_N.htm
- http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1116766/There-IS-life-Mars--know-say-Nasa-scientists.html
- http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=methane-on-mars-is-something
- http://articles.latimes.com/2009/jan/16/nation/na-methane16
- http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/space/6213127.html
- http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2009/jan/15/mars-life-methane-nasa
- http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/15/AR2009011502222.html
Dark Fractures at Nili Fossae (Apr 11)[]
- See Nili Fossae, Syrtis Major, Isidis Planitia