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These Kidney Beans On Mars Are Frozen Sand Dunes, And They Could Have Hosted Life A Long Time Ago

Summary by Chip Chick
On the Red Planet’s northern hemisphere, there are frozen sand dunes that look just like kidney beans—but you definitely can’t eat these! NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) captured images of the frozen sand dunes. They were taken to help scientists figure out if Mars could have hosted life a long time ago. The photos were taken in September 2022 and were released to the public in December 2024. Usually, dunes on both Mars and Earth migrat…
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Chip Chick broke the news in on Monday, March 10, 2025.
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