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Mars Wasn’t Always Dry: It Once Had Rivers Spanning Over 15,000 Kilometers
Mars, the Red Planet, may have been much wetter in the distant past than scientists ever imagined. A groundbreaking discovery has revealed more than 15,000 kilometers of ancient riverbeds in Mars’ ...
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A dead Mars may have been inevitable – and the Sun is to blame
New discoveries by NASA's Curiosity Mars rover may not only explain why the Red Planet is a dry, lifeless desert, but that it ...
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Happy anniversary, Mariner 4! NASA probe got 1st-ever up-close look at Mars 60 years ago today
After its voyage past Mars, Mariner 4 maintained intermittent communication with JPL and returned data about the interplanetary environment for two more years. But by the end of 1967, the spacecraft ...
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Curiosity Cracked Open a Rock on Mars And Discovered a Huge Surprise
A rock on Mars spilled a surprising yellow treasure after Curiosity accidentally cracked through its unremarkable exterior.
This Martian Region Is Hiding Thousands of Kilometers of Ancient Rivers
In a dramatic new discovery, scientists have identified over 15,000 kilometers of ancient riverbeds on Mars, revealing that ...
Scientists uncover 15,000 kilometers of lost rivers on Mars
Mars may not have always been the dry and dusty world we imagine. A staggering network of ancient riverbeds, spanning over 15 ...
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Why is there no life on Mars? Rover finds a clue
Why is Mars barren and uninhabitable, while life has always thrived here on our relatively similar planet Earth?
Mars May Have Been Much Wetter Than Previously Thought
The discovery of more than 15,000 kilometers of ancient riverbeds on Mars suggests that the Red Planet may once have been much wetter than previously thought. Researchers looked at fluvial sinuous rid ...
15,000 km of ancient riverbeds: New discovery reshapes views of Mars’ cold, dry climate
Researchers focused on fluvial sinuous ridges, or inverted channels, winding through Noachis Terra, a region in Mars’ southern highlands. These features likely formed when river sediments solidified ...
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New discovery reveals Mars once had a river system mightier than the Ganga
Traditionally, Mars was thought to have been cold and dry, with only brief periods of melting ice creating short-lived rivers ...