China's Mars rover finds signs of recent water in sand dunes

[onthedarkside]

 

 

CAPE CANAVERAL, FLA. - Water may be more widespread and recent on Mars than previously thought, based on observations of Martian sand dunes by China's rover.

The finding highlights new, potentially fertile areas in the warmer regions of Mars where conditions might be suitable for life to exist, though more study is needed.

 

Friday's news comes days after mission leaders acknowledged that the Zhurong rover has yet to wake up since going into hibernation for the Martian winter nearly a year ago.

 

https://www.ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/china-s-mars-rover-finds-signs-of-recent-water-in-sand-dunes-1.6376450#:~:text=Water may be more widespread,though more study is needed.

 

 

[Tug]

Neat stuff what a time to be alive!very cool!!

[vandeventer]

This good news for Elon Musk Mars flight in 2029. I sure hope it goes well, another Hugh step for mankind.

 https://www.businessinsider.com/starship-spacex-elon-musk-reusable-rocket-mars-moon-launch-2023-2

[rabas]

Pretty interesting.

 

Here is a science article that explains their reasoning and shows the data (images) they analyzed.

 

https://phys.org/news/2023-04-tianwen-zhurong-rover-evidence-latitudes.html

 

[rwill]

First they need to find signs of life on their rover.

[hotchilli]

41 minutes ago, rwill said:

First they need to find signs of life on their rover.

It's sleeping... 

[RichardColeman]

On 4/30/2023 at 6:28 AM, Tug said:

Neat stuff what a time to be alive!very cool!!

Yes, great, my world will change when they find an amoeba on Mars armed with a ray gun, and shouting kill all humans :)  I think we all know there is life out there in space - but to me its the intelligent life that matters 

[PETERTHEEATER]

7 hours ago, rwill said:

First they need to find signs of life on their rover.

I heard it's crewed by RTP volunteers,