Galileo tracked sunspot movements and discovered that the Sun rotates. It is now known that sunspots close to the equator rotate once each 25 days and sunspots near the poles rotate each 38 days
A single enormous object crashed into Mars 2.3 million years ago, creating the Corinto crater near the planet's equator; it also left about 2 billion subsidiary craters scattered around in the vicinity
Giant Volcano Discovered on Mars - A deeply eroded giant volcano, active from ancient through recent times and with possible remnants of glacier ice near its base, had been hiding near Mars’ equator in plain sight.
Water has been found buried under Mars’ equator
Mars Express Reveals Hidden Ice Reserves at Mars’s Equator
Major News: Water Ice Buried at Mars' Equator is Over 2 Miles Thick
A Massive Amount of Water Ice Has Been Found on Mars, Lurking Beneath The Equator
Water ice buried at Mars' equator is over 2 miles thick
