A study of volcanic cones near the equator on Mars is challenging what scientists previously knew about when and where water ...
Athabasca Falls offers incredible views from an easily accessible location, adjacent to the Icefields Parkway and about 20 miles south of downtown Jasper. There is parking a short walk away from ...
If you do want to explore the glacier's surface, or are simply looking for an excellent tour, recent visitors suggested taking an Ice Explorer tour onto the Athabasca Glacier. Past travelers raved ...
Ride massive ice explorer vehicles onto the otherworldly ... vibrant lichen and moss-covered canyon walls of thundering Athabasca Falls, the rush of Sunwapta Falls, and the 1,181-foot-high ...
"The region around Athabasca Valles is covered by a huge lava flow field, and seeing rootless cones on that lava tells scientists that there was ice underground but very close to the surface when ...
because it can tell us about the habitability of Mars, its climate, and where ice could be found by explorers today." The presence of lava introduces a significant challenge in deciphering the ...