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China's Zhurong rover has collected data that suggests that Mars may have had oceans and beaches millions of years ago.
A Chinese Mars rover may have found evidence of an ancient ocean on the arid Red Planet. According to a new paper in the journal Scientific Reports, China's Zhurong rover has discovered traces of ...
Mars may have once been a paradise with Earth-like oceans and balmy beaches that would have been ideal for harboring living organisms, according to a new study.
China's Mars rover discovered evidence of an ancient Red Planet beach. Here's why scientists are excited about this.
China’s Zhurong rover used ground-penetrating radar to find signs of beaches beneath Mars’ surface, adding evidence to the idea the planet hosted an ancient ocean.
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University developed a Mars camera to capture images of the Red Planet’s surroundings and monitor the status of the Zhurong Mars rover. Photo: China National Space ...
China's Zhurong rover offers new evidence from ground-penetrating radar that Mars once had a large stable ocean in the northern lowlands.
China breaks silence over status of Mars rover Zhurong Zhurong should have woken from planned hibernation in December but a dust build-up has likely affected power generation.
Questions have swirled around the status of China's charismatic Zhurong Mars rover. The solar-powered rover went into a hibernation state in May 2022 thanks to a dust storm and cold conditions.
The story’s latest victim is the Zhurong Mars rover – operated by the China National Space Agency – and its true love is nowhere in sight.
Ground-penetrating radar from China's Martian rover Zhurong reveals shallow impact craters and other geologic structures in the top five meters of the red planet's surface.