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Khabre desk
Recent reporting, analysis and explainers from the planetary geology desk.
science
A NASA-funded study dates the Martian meteorite Teghaza 001 to more than 4.1 billion years ago. Its minerals also record alteration by water around that time, offering a rare sample of ancient Martian crust.
science
NASA’s Curiosity rover captured a six-image dawn panorama of wind-carved cliffs on Mount Sharp. Mission scientists hope to reach the yardangs in 2027 and investigate how the distinctive layer formed.
technology
ESA will host a media event in Lanzarote on 26 September 2026 after the final stage of astronaut Pablo Álvarez’s PANGAEA training. The programme teaches astronauts to conduct geological fieldwork for future Moon and Mars exploration missions.