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Ash creeps across Mars

Noticeable change on Mars often takes millions of years, but the European Space Agency’s Mars Express has captured a blanket of dark ash creeping across the planet in just decades.

Original source cited and editorially framed by Cosmos Week. ESA Space Science

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Published15 Apr 2026 09: 00 UTC

Updated2026-04-22

Coverage typeInstitutional source

Evidence levelInstitutional update

Read time4 min read

Key points

Focus: Noticeable change on Mars often takes millions of years, but the European Space Agency’s Mars Express has captured a blanket of dark ash creeping
Detail: institutional release, useful as a primary source but not independent validation
Editorial reading: institutional release, useful as a primary source but not independent validation.

Full story

Noticeable change on Mars often takes millions of years, but the European Space Agency’s Mars Express has captured a blanket of dark ash creeping across the planet in just decades.