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Studying the face is more than just a diversion, though.  The 'Happy Face' crater snapped by HiRISE on December 13, 2020. Monitoring features like this 'helps us understand longer term climate trends on the Red Planet,' says researcher Ross Beyer  'Measuring these changes throughout the Martian year help scientists understand the annual deposition and removal of polar frost,' Beyer said. 'And monitoring these sites over long periods helps us understand longer term climate trends on the Red Planet.'  The smile on the figure appears larger because of how much frost has been lost to thermal e...

Christmas might not be an earthbound holiday, according to a startling image from the surface of Mars taken by a European Space Agency satellite. The ESA's Mars Express captured what looks like an angel, complete with halo and wings, near the Red Planet's southern pole. The satellite's high-resolution stereo camera also snapped what looks like a stylized heart by the angel's side. The ethereal images are merely coincidental, the agency insists, caused by geological features unique to the polar region. Scroll down for video The ESA's Mars Express captured what looks like an angel, complete wi...