Mars just dropped some major beach vibes—literally! New data from China’s Zhurong rover showed rock formations that look just like Earth’s coastal beaches. Scientists found layers of sloping sediment, the kind shaped by waves, not wind or volcanoes. That means Mars likely had a massive body of water with actual tides and shorelines billions of years ago. This discovery gives serious weight to the idea that Mars once had conditions perfect for life. Imagine sunny Martian beaches—no sunscreen needed, just a spacesuit! 😄
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Mars' Upper Atmosphere: by NASA, https://images.nasa.gov/details/GSFC_20150902_MAVEN_m11992_Mapping
Jezero Crater: by NASA/JPL-Caltech, https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/jpl-and-the-community/lecture-series/the-von-karman-lecture-series-2022/february-2022-roving-with-perseverance-findings-from-one-year-on-mars/, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jezero_Crater_Formation_by_asteroid_impact.webm
Mars2020Rover: by NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:NASA-BuildingMars2020Rover-TimeLapse-20190712.webm
Perseverance Mars Rover: by NASA, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:News_Briefing_NASA%27s_Perseverance_Mars_Rover_Investigates_Geologically_Rich_Area_on_Sept._15,_2022.webm
NASA's Perseverance rover: by NASA/JPL-Caltech, https://www.nasa.gov/feature/jpl/nasa-readies-perseverance-mars-rovers-earthly-twin, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_full-scale_engineering_model_of_NASA%27s_Perseverance_rover,_OPTIMISM_Rover.jpg
Jezero Crater: by NASA, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/final_msr_peis_nepa_scoping_meeting_presentations_may_4-5_2022.pdf?emrc=4405a9, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jezero_Crater_rendering_that_is_Perseverance’s_Field_Site.png
MarsPerseveranceRover: by NASA/JPL-Caltech, https://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/archive/PIA25799.mp4, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:PIA25799-MarsPerseveranceRover-2yrVideo20210304-20230216.webm
Solar Wind Disappear: by NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/14477, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Day_the_Solar_Wind_Disappeared_from_Mars_(SVS14477_MAVEN_Solar_Wind_Disappear_4K).webm
JPL: by NASA/JPL-Caltech, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:JPL-20210923-M2020f-0001-1280.webm
Perseverance: by NASA/JPL-Caltech, https://science.nasa.gov/resource/mars-perseverance-rover-your-most-liked-images-2021/, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Perseverance-Most-Liked-Images-M.webm
MarsPerseveranceRover: by NASA/JPL-CALTECH/CNES/CNRS/LANL, https://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/archive/PIA24426.mp4, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:PIA24426-MarsPerseveranceRover-20210216.webm
Perseverance rover landing: by European Space Agency, Animation: ESA/DLR/FU Berlin, Music: Björn Schreiner, Soundtrack logo: Alicia Neesemann, CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/igo/, https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Videos/2020/07/Flight_over_the_Mars_2020_Perseverance_rover_landing_site, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Flight_over_the_Mars_2020_Perseverance_rover_landing_site_ESA441709.webm
Mars four billion years ago: by ESO/M. Kornmesser, CC BY 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/, https://www.eso.org/public/videos/eso1509b/, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Artist’s_impression_of_Mars_four_billion_years_ago_vid.ogv
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