It may not be the most obvious place to spend a vacation.
But Mars was home to the sandy beaches that the sun overwhelmed with nice waves, according to a new study.
The researchers discovered evidence of the “holidays” environment on the red planet, although there is no clear liquid on the surface of Mars today.
An international team of scientists used data from Zhurong Mars Rover to discover the layers of hidden rocks below the surface of the planet, which strongly indicate the presence of the old North Ocean.
The researchers said that the new research provides the clearest evidence so far that the planet once contains a wide range of water and a more lively housing environment.
Zhurong Rover fell to Mars in 2021 in an area known as Planitia Utopia and sent data on the geology of its surroundings in search of marks of old water or ice.
Unlike other Rovers, it has been equipped with a ground penetration radar, which allowed it to explore the surface surface of the planet, using a low and high -frequency radar to penetrate Mars soil and determine the buried rock formations.
By studying underground sediments, scientists are now able to collect a more complete image of the history of the planet.
The researchers discovered evidence of the presence of an “lines of holidays” environment on the red planet, although there is no visible liquid on the surface of Mars today
The researchers said that the new research provides the clearest evidence so far that the planet once contains a wide range of water and a more lively housing environment.
When the team reviewed the radar data, it revealed a similar structure for cards on the ground.
Notice compositions called “front deposits” that descend down to the oceans and form when the sediments are transferred by tides and waves in a large body of water.
When the team compared Mars data with radar pictures of coastal deposits on the ground, they found amazing similarities.
The corners of the retreat that were observed on Mars fell directly within the scope of those seen in the coastal sedimentary sediments on the ground.
The researchers said that this discovery indicates that Mars was previously a more moisture place than it is today, which supports the hypothesis of a former ocean that covered a large part of the planet’s northern pole.
The study also provides new information about the development of the Mars environment, indicating that a warm and wet -friendly period has spanned tens of millions of years.
“We find places on Mars, which seemed to be ancient beaches and the ancient river deltas.
“We have found evidence of wind and waves, and there is no shortage of sand-beach similar to holidays.”
The study also provides new information about the development of the Mars environment, which indicates that a warm and wise -friendly period has spanned tens of millions of years
Professor Michael Manga, from the University of California, Berkeley, also contributed to the paper.
“The structures do not look like sand dunes,” he said. ‘They are not like the effect of the effect. Do not look like lava flows. This is when we started thinking about the oceans.
These features are parallel to what the old coastal line was. They have both the right and correct slope to support the idea of a surrounding for a long time to collect the sand -like beach.
The results were published in the facts of the National Academy of Sciences.