Oceans on Mars: Zhurong's Unbelievable Discovery

China’s Zhurong rover has found evidence of ancient oceans on Mars.
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Mars might once have had the most beautiful beaches in our solar system. For decades, the idea of ancient Martian oceans has been a theory, but now, a stunning new discovery has changed everything. The Zhurong rover has uncovered the first definitive proof of a long-lost ocean on Mars, complete with waves and tides. This discovery is fundamentally reshaping our understanding of the Red Planet, and could finally guide us to where we might find signs of life beyond Earth.

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0:00 Did Mars Have Oceans?
1:44 Water on Mars
4:21 The Zhurong Rover Mission
10:57 Zhurong’s Discovery
13:27 Faint Young Sun Paradox
16:38 Return to Mars

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References:
“Evidence of subsurface ice deposits on Mars”, via science.org https://astrumspace.info/marswaterice
“Stable surface water on the Red Planet”, via astro.dur.ac.uk https://astrumspace.info/stablewater
“South pole water detection confirmed by spectrometer”, via science.org https://astrumspace.info/marssouthpole
“Exploring Utopia Planitia’s hidden landscape”, via spacenews.com https://astrumspace.info/utopiaplanitia
“Mapping the distribution of Martian ice reserves”, via pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov https://astrumspace.info/marsiceglobal
“Ancient ocean basins revealed by Martian radar data”, via pnas.org https://astrumspace.info/marsoceans
“Radar hints at sandy shorelines of a Martian ocean”, via theguardian.com https://astrumspace.info/marsbeaches
“What’s happened to China’s first Mars rover?”, via nature.com https://astrumspace.info/marsroverfail
“Buried ice found in Mars’ scalloped terrain”, via nasa.gov https://astrumspace.info/marsburiedice
“China targets 2028 launch for Tianwen-3 sample return”, via cgtn.com https://astrumspace.info/tianwen3

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