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A Chinese rover that landed on Mars in 2021 detected evidence of underground beach deposits in an area thought to have once ...

"We found evidence for wind, waves, no shortage of sand—a proper, vacation-style beach," said geologist Benjamin Cardenas.

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 ...

Mars wasn't always the dusty red desert we know today. Billions of years ago, waves may have crashed against sandy beaches under an alien sky, while rivers carried sediments into a vast northern ocean ...

Scientists have uncovered compelling evidence suggesting Mars once hosted an ancient ocean. Data from China’s Zhurong rover, ...

More than 3 billion years ago, Mars intermittently had liquid water on its surface. After the planet lost much of its ...

Step aside, Santa Monica. It seems that Mars once had beaches that would give the Californian coast a run for its money.

China's Mars rover discovered evidence of an ancient Red Planet beach. Here's why scientists are excited about this.

The discovery of pale, loose rocks on the Martian surface could suggest that Mars was once a much warmer world.

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