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White rocks on Mars point to ancient rainfall and a wetter planet

Light-colored rocks scattered across Mars have become a quiet clue to a louder story about the planet’s past. NASA’s Perseverance rover keeps finding pale pebbles, cobbles and even small boulders ...
Phys.org

Evidence of rain-driven climate on Mars found in bleached rocks scattered in Jezero crater

Rocks that stood out as light-colored dots on the reddish-orange surface of Mars now are the latest evidence that areas of the small planet may have once supported wet oases with humid climates and ...
Purdue University

Findings suggest red planet was warmer, wetter billions of years ago

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Rocks that stood out as light-colored dots on the reddish-orange surface of Mars now are the latest evidence that areas of the small planet may have once supported wet oases ...
RealClearScience

Rocks on Mars Hint That the Planet Was Once an Oasis

Mars was once home to wet, humid areas that received heavy rainfall, similar to tropical regions on Earth, a new study of unusually bleached rocks suggests. Researchers were intrigued by peculiar ...
Gizmodo

Tropical Storms Drenched Mars for Millions of Years, Strange Pale Rocks Suggest

That Mars once hosted water is now old news, but have you ever imagined the Red Planet drenched in tropical storms? NASA’s Perseverance rover has discovered light-colored rocks tossed about its ...
Astronomy

Mars rover discovers a strange Red Planet rock

NASA’s Perseverance rover discovered "Atoko Point," a light-colored boulder, on Mount Washburn within Mars’s Jezero Crater. The boulder, measuring 45 by 35 centimeters, is composed of pyroxene and ...