Zhurong Rover Discovers Evidence of Recent Water on Mars
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China's Mars rover, Zhurong, has found evidence of recent water in Martian sand dunes, suggesting that water may be more widespread and recent on Mars than previously thought. The salt-rich dunes with cracks and crusts were likely mixed with melting morning frost or snow as recently as a few hundred thousand years ago. The estimated date range for when the cracks and other dune features formed in Mars' Utopia Planitia is sometime after 1.4 million to 400,000 years ago or even younger. The finding highlights new, potentially fertile areas in the warmer regions of Mars where conditions might be suitable for life to exist.
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