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Mars may once have had oceans and sandy beaches, scientists say

2025-02-28 20:10:51Lifestyle SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Mars may once have had oceans and sandy beaches, scientists say
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Researchers from the US and China said that data from the subsurface of Mars indicates that there may have been oceans and beaches on the red planet.

Researchers from Penn State University in the US and Guangzhou University in China examined underground imaging data on Mars from the Chinese Curong rover.

The researchers found similarities when they compared the Curong data with data taken from the Earth's coastal subsurface.

Scientists pointed out that the subsurface structure on Mars is at an angle similar to the lands on planet Earth, which tend towards plains or oceans, and that the data shows that there were beaches and oceans on Mars.

They noted that the position of these beaches may have changed over time and that some structures were seen sloping to the north and that the beaches may have advanced towards the ocean over time.

Data taken by China's Zhurong rover shows that the ocean - known as Deuteronilus - may have existed approximately 3.5 to four billion years ago, a time when Mars had a warmer climate.

Mars may once have had oceans and sandy beaches, scientists say
An illustration shows a hypothetical view of the ocean on Mars about 3.5 billion years ago

The researchers noted that the beach "extends at least 1.3 kilometers north towards the ocean" and that these structures indicate that there must be a river in the area, causing tides, waves and silt.

According to the newspaper "The Guardian", one of the authors of the study, Benjamin Cardenas, in his statement, said that the structures examined did not resemble volcanoes or sand dunes and that traces of life should be investigated because these structures indicate a beach and an ocean.

The study findings are published in the journal "The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences".


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