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Mars, Red Color and Solved Mineralogical Mystery

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The Red Dust on Mars Might Be a Different Mineral Than Scientists Thought, Shedding Light on the Planet's Past

Humans have been training telescopes on Mars for hundreds of years and gazing up at it for thousands. Despite the fact that scientists have now sent more spacecraft to Mars than any other extraterrestrial planet,

Scientists May Finally Solved Mineralogical 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.

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What makes Mars the 'Red' Planet? Scientists have some new ideas

Mars is widely known for its iconic rusty red color — many people even refer to it as just the "Red Planet" — but new research suggests the Martian shade isn't just lovely to look at. The chemistry behind Mars' rosy hue may actually hold important information about our cosmic neighbor.

Mars had ocean, ‘vacation-style’ beaches

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Mars once possibly featured ‘vacation-style’ beaches, bodies of water perfect for sun-loving Martians: study

Mars may have once been a paradise with Earth-like oceans and balmy beaches that would have been ideal for harboring living organisms, according to a new study.

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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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Mars once featured an ocean with "vacation-style" beaches, study suggests

Mars once featured sun-soaked, sandy beaches with gentle, lapping waves from an ancient ocean, a new study suggests. Why it matters: The research marks the "clearest evidence yet" that the Red Planet once contained a major body of water and a more livable environment for life,

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Why is Mars red? Real reason for planet's colour could point to extraterrestrial life

The colour of Mars has been hotly debated over the years, as has whether there has ever been life on the planet ...

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Mercury, Venus, Jupiter & 4 More Planets In Rare Alignment, See Them Now Or Wait Until 2040

A rare 7-planet alignment will be visible this week after sunset, with Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, & ...

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When will the planets align? How to catch a glimpse of February's planetary parade

Seven planets will line up for a "planet parade" on Friday, Feb. 28, as Mercury lines up with Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune, ...

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Planet Parade in Orlando: All 7 planets can be seen in the night sky this week

Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune will all be visible in the night sky this Friday for a short window ...

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Adsorptive regolith on Mars soaks up water, updated model shows

Mars, the next frontier in space exploration, still poses many questions for scientists. The planet was once more hospitable, ...

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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 ...

Ancient Mars wasn’t just wet. It was cold and wet

Mars may once have held enough water to fill oceans and form coastlines. The planet’s red dust contains water and likely formed in cold conditions.

Will seven planet alignment be visible in Scotland?

A planetary parade will see Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Venus, Neptune, Mercury and Saturn line up. Stargazers are in for a rare ...

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