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China’s Mars rover Zhurong finds evidence of ancient ocean on red planet


Data from Tianwen-1 mission offers clues about coastline of short-lived sea on Martian surface around 3.5 billion years ago, researchers say.

Data from Tianwen-1 mission offers clues about coastline of short-lived sea on Martian surface around 3.5 billion years ago, researchers say China’s Mars rover Zhurong has found evidence of a coastline from a short-lived ancient ocean, adding to decades of research into the red planet’s watery past. Lead author Wu Bo, a professor in spatial science and director of the planetary remote sensing laboratory at PolyU, said the team was the first to present a probable scenario explaining how the ocean was formed.

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