Artemis Program

Drones Scanning Earth's Glaciers Are Paving the Way for Future Mars Helicopters

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May 5, 2026 57 views
Original source: Universe Today

Mars has lots of glaciers located along its mid-latitudes. We’ve known this for years thanks to the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter’s (MRO’s) SHARAD sounder. But, despite all of the excellent data it’s managed to gather, SHARAD doesn’t have high enough resolution to accurately measure the boundary betwe...