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Evidence of Changing Winds on Mars Points to a Major Transformation 400,000 Years Ago
Recent evidence gathered by China’s Zhurong rover points to a dramatic climate shift on Mars—a finding that could have a significant impact on our understanding of Earth’s climate evolution. China’s Zhurong Mars rover collected rare evidence from the planet’s sand dunes that show a change in the direction of the wind, eroding the dunes’ crescent…
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New NASA Images Reveal the Grim State of China’s Mars Rover
The Zhurong rover was scheduled to end its hibernation mode in December.
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NASA’s Mars Helicopter Spots Wreckage From Perseverance Landing
During a flight on April 19, NASA’s Ingenuity Mars helicopter snapped a photo of the wrecked backshell and parachute that helped land the Perseverance rover back in February 2021.
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China’s New Rover Captures Unique Selfie on Mars
The Zhurong rover, whose name translates to “fire god,” used a detachable wireless camera to capture a clever image of itself and its landing platform on the surface of Mars.