Mars: Unexpected Mineral Discovery Hints at Possibility of Ancient Life
These rocks turned out to contain a mineral called kaolinite, which on Earth forms in warm, rainy environments or near hot ...
Unburied treasure: Rover researchers find unexpected minerals on Mars that hint at possibility of ancient life
Sometimes scientists must dig and work and sweat to make scientific discoveries. And sometimes a robot rolls over a rock that ...
China’s Mars rover makes stunning discovery in search for evidence of ancient water
China’s Zhurong rover used ground-penetrating radar to find signs of beaches beneath Mars’ surface, adding evidence to the ...
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Beauty of Beaches on Mars Once Rivaled Those on Earth
Earth may now be home to the most glorious beaches in the solar system , but 3 billion years ago, it may have been Mars that ...
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Kaolinite Mineral Found on Mars Suggests Possibility of Ancient Life
Scientists have discovered kaolinite mineral on Mars, providing new evidence that the planet was once warm and wet.
Mars’ red color may be related to a habitable past: study
A new study claims that a mineral found in Mars' dust called ferrihydrite, which forms in the presence of cool water, is ...
Why is Mars red? Our old understanding might be wrong.
Martian dust is mostly rust. Mars’s famed color has captivated humankind for centuries, earning its nickname of the ‘Red ...
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Curiosity Cracked Open a Rock on Mars And Discovered a Big Surprise
A rock on Mars spilled a surprising yellow treasure after Curiosity accidentally cracked through its unremarkable exterior. When the rover rolled its 899-kilogram (1,982-pound) body over the rock in ...
Life on Mars? New Brown University research offers theory for why Earth’s neighbor is red.
Ferrihydrite, a water-rich iron mineral, plays an important role in giving the red planet its signature hue, according to the ...