Chinese officials said their Mars rover may have found an ancient beach on the Red Planet.
The Zhurong Rover made the discovery in 2021 while exploring Mars’ utopia basin, a region dating back four billion years.
As it scanned below the surface, radar picked up sediment layers that look a lot like earth’s beaches, all sloping in the same direction.
Researchers say this could be proof Mars was once home to a massive ocean.
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