New evidence suggests Mars once had ‘vacation-style beaches’
The evidence comes from data collected by China’s Zhurong Mars rover, which landed in the Utopia Planitia region of Mars in 2021. Unlike other rovers traversing the planet, Zhurong arrived with high- and low-frequency radar systems that allow it to conduct ground-penetrating scans of the Martian subsurface.
Despite being Earth's nearest planetary neighbour, Mars is a cold and desolate planet. But scientists think it wasn't always ...
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Rover discovers evidence of ‘beaches’ on MarsScientists have discovered that Mars once had beaches. While the past presence of water on the Red Planet is no longer in ...
Scientists have used orbiters and rovers to find dried streams, lakes, and gullies on Mars that hint at its watery past, but ...
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Ancient beach on Mars discovered by China's Zhurong Mars rover: 'This strengthens the case for past habitability'"Shorelines are great locations to look for evidence of past life." Today, Mars is a chilly desert of rock and dust — but 4 ...
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Mars was once a 'vacation-style' beach planet, Chinese rover scans revealChina's Zhurong rover has found evidence of an ancient shoreline buried deep beneath the planet. That could point to an ocean ...
Mars may have once been a paradise with Earth-like oceans and balmy beaches that would have been ideal for harboring living ...
MARS once looked like a tropical holiday destination with sun-soaked beaches, lapping waves and gentle breezes – according to new evidence from a Chinese rover. Scientists now believe there ...
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