New research reveals ancient ripples on Mars, providing compelling evidence of long-lost lakes that once existed 3.7 billion ...
The 3.7-billion-year-old formations in the planet's Gale Crater suggest the presence of long-gone bodies of liquid water, with no ice covering the surface ...
Ancient ripples suggest a warmer, wetter past for the Red Planet that supported open water on its surface.
The car-sized Curiosity rover has spotted evidence of once quite hospitable environs on Mars.
The signs of wave ripples in the sandy shores of ancient lake beds, created as wind pushed water back and forth have been ...
The findings are the result of the ongoing studies performed by NASA’s Curiosity rover, which has been scouring the red ...
Scientists confirm the existence of liquid water on Mars, altering our understanding of the Red Planet. Evidence of wave ...
The latest research has explored evidence from this distant chapter of Mars’ past, revealing ancient sources of water in the Gale crater region that evaporated and left behind wave ripples.
Ripples are one of the clearest indicators of an ancient standing body of water that can be provided by the geologic record. The team estimates that the ripples formed around 3.7 billion years ago ...
Whether Mars ever had liquid water has long been a subject of debate among scientists, and a study published recently offers compelling evidence. Researchers evaluating data collected by NASA’s ...
NASA’s Curiosity Rover has been exploring Mars since 2012 and, more recently has found evidence of ice-free ancient ponds and ...