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New Research Reveals Water-Rich Mineral May Explain Mars' Red Color

  • Mars is still referred to as the Red Planet, according to Adomas Valantinas, a lead study author at Brown University.
  • New analysis has discovered that the type of iron oxide causing Mars's red appearance is ferrihydrite, which contains water and forms quickly in cool water.
  • This suggests that ancient Mars had an environment where liquid water was present, essential for life.
  • Verification of these findings awaits samples being collected by NASA's Perseverance rover.
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Scientists now know why Mars is red and that it had ancient beaches

With its iconic rusty hue, Mars has long been called the red planet. Now, scientists may have discovered the potential source of that distinctive coloring,

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