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 Planet’. Romans named Mars for their god of war because its colour was reminiscent of blood, while Egyptians called it ‘Her Desher’, meaning ‘the red one.’ CREDIT: A.Valantinas.
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The Red Dust on Mars Might Be a Different Mineral Than Scientists Thought, Shedding Light on the Planet's PastHumans have been training telescopes on Mars for hundreds of years and gazing up at it for thousands. Despite the fact that ...
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Scientists Figure Out How the Red Planet Earned Its NameScientists once believed our planetary next-door neighbor got its rusty hue from hematite, a common iron ore known for its ...
The colour of Mars has been hotly debated over the years, as has whether there has ever been life on the planet ...
Mars once featured sun-soaked, sandy beaches with gentle, lapping waves from an ancient ocean, a new study suggests. Why it ...
Data from China's Zhurong rover on Mars suggests an ancient ocean and strengthens evidence that the planet was once warm, wet ...
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Fancy a ‘beach holiday’ on Mars?Fancy a holiday to Mars? New data offers fresh evidence that the Red Planet once had water and even beaches. That was ...
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