A NASA satellite has spotted frozen "kidney beans" on Mars' sand dunes trapped in place until springtime. Photographing them ...

Formations that look like jumbo-sized kidney beans (or blobs of chocolate syrup, depending on your palette) may be indicators ...

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Unlike the dunes on Earth which are constantly in motion, the kidney bean-shaped dunes on Mars appear surprisingly motionless ...

However, in contrast to our planet's constantly changing dunes, Mars appears motionless in the image. That's because the dunes are coated in a carbon dioxide frost. Scientists recently discovered ...

NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, taken a photo in September 2022 and made public in December 2024, shows a top-down view of the frosty, legume-like dunes, looking similar to "kidney beans," ...

Caltech scientists published a study using NASA Curiosity rover imagery showing the past existence of warm water on Mars.

NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has captured images of kidney bean-shaped frozen sand dunes in Mars' northern hemisphere, revealing layers of carbon dioxide frost. These formations provide ...

These Martian "kidney beans" aren't safe to eat: they're actually frozen sand dunes in Mars' northern hemisphere. A recently released photo by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) shows a top ...

And speaking of hidden water, weird bean-shaped blobs on Mars might offer new clues in our search for life on Mars. NASA satellites have spotted what appears to be a field of giant kidney beans on ...

By imaging the dunes, scientists can figure out how much CO2 frost forms on the dunes during the Martian winter. When ...