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Scientists say they’ve discovered why Mars is red

A study suggests Mars takes its red hue from a type of mineral that forms in cool water, which could reveal insights about whether Mars was ever able to support life.

Space mystery solved: This is why Mars is red, according to scientists

A study published in Nature Communications journal this week gave the clearest indication yet as to why Mars is the only planet in our solar system that has a rusty red hue.

Scientists May Have Finally Solved The Mystery Behind Mars’ Red Color

Results from a new study show that the water-rich iron mineral ferrihydrite may be the main pigment behind Mars’ reddish dust.

Ancient beach on Mars discovered by China's Mars rover

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Mars was once a 'vacation-style' beach planet, Chinese rover scans reveal

China's Zhurong rover has found evidence of an ancient shoreline buried deep beneath the planet. That could point to an ocean, a beach, and to life.

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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 billion years ago, the planet had rivers, lakes and even oceans with sandy beaches.

Chinese Rover Finds That Mars Almost Certainly Had Sandy Beaches and an Ancient Ocean

The Chinese rover spent a year bumping around Mars, using ground-penetrating radar to figure out what's going on below the Red Planet's current day surface.

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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 ...

Have we been wrong about why Mars is red?

The Red Planet’s iconic rusty dust has a much wetter history than previously assumed, find scientists combining European ...

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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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