Mars had a vast ocean with ancient beaches, suggests data from China's Zhurong rover. (artist's ... [+] Impression of a rover on the surface of Mars). Mars was once home to a vast ocean ...
Mars may have once hosted an ocean with waves that lapped against sandy beaches 3.6 billion years ago, according to new ...
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 ...
The adverse environment is challenging for humans to land on and explore. This is where a Mars rover comes in handy. The Zhurong Mars rover is named after the mythological fire deity Zhurong and ...
Perseverance is pushing the limits of Martian science by using its SHERLOC instrument to detect organic compounds, but harsh ...
Billions of years ago, however, liquid water flowed freely across the planet. And, while NASA's various Mars rovers have uncovered signs that such water once existed on Mars, there's perhaps no ...
Many scientists think that Mars used to have an ocean that covered up to a third of the planet, but the theory is still debated. New data from China's Zhurong rover strengthens the case for an ...