Mars just dropped some major beach vibes—literally! New data from China’s Zhurong rover showed rock formations that look just like Earth’s coastal beaches. Scientists found layers of sloping sediment, the kind shaped by waves, not wind or volcanoes. That means Mars likely had a massive body of water with actual tides and shorelines billions of years ago. This discovery gives serious weight to the idea that Mars once had conditions perfect for life. Imagine sunny Martian beaches—no sunscreen needed, just a spacesuit! #brightside Credit: Mars' Upper Atmosphere: by NASA, https://images.nasa.gov/details/GSFC_20150902_MAVEN_m11992_Mapping Jezero Crater: by NASA/JPL-Caltech, https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/jpl-and-the-community/lecture-series/the-von-karman-lecture-series-2022/february-2022-roving-with-perseverance-findings-from-one-year-on-mars/, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jezero_Crater_Formation_by_asteroid_impact.webm Mars2020Rover: by NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:NASA-BuildingMars2020Rover-TimeLapse-20190712.webm Perseverance Mars Rover: by NASA, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:News_Briefing_NASA%27s_Perseverance_Mars_Rover_Investigates_Geologically_Rich_Area_on_Sept._15,_2022.webm NASA's Perseverance rover: by NASA/JPL-Caltech, https://www.nasa.gov/feature/jpl/nasa-readies-perseverance-mars-rovers-earthly-twin, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_full-scale_engineering_model_of_NASA%27s_Perseverance_rover,_OPTIMISM_Rover.jpg Jezero Crater: by NASA, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/final_msr_peis_nepa_scoping_meeting_presentations_may_4-5_2022.pdf?emrc=4405a9, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jezero_Crater_rendering_that_is_Perseverance’s_Field_Site.png MarsPerseveranceRover: by NASA/JPL-Caltech, https://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/archive/PIA25799.mp4, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:PIA25799-MarsPerseveranceRover-2yrVideo20210304-20230216.webm Solar Wind Disappear: by NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/14477, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Day_the_Solar_Wind_Disappeared_from_Mars_(SVS14477_MAVEN_Solar_Wind_Disappear_4K).webm JPL: by NASA/JPL-Caltech, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:JPL-20210923-M2020f-0001-1280.webm Perseverance: by NASA/JPL-Caltech, https://science.nasa.gov/resource/mars-perseverance-rover-your-most-liked-images-2021/, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Perseverance-Most-Liked-Images-M.webm MarsPerseveranceRover: by NASA/JPL-CALTECH/CNES/CNRS/LANL, https://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/archive/PIA24426.mp4, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:PIA24426-MarsPerseveranceRover-20210216.webm Perseverance rover landing: by European Space Agency, Animation: ESA/DLR/FU Berlin, Music: Björn Schreiner, Soundtrack logo: Alicia Neesemann, CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/igo/, https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Videos/2020/07/Flight_over_the_Mars_2020_Perseverance_rover_landing_site, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Flight_over_the_Mars_2020_Perseverance_rover_landing_site_ESA441709.webm Mars four billion years ago: by ESO/M. Kornmesser, CC BY 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/, https://www.eso.org/public/videos/eso1509b/, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Artist’s_impression_of_Mars_four_billion_years_ago_vid.ogv Animation is created by Bright Side. —————————————————————————————- Music from TheSoul Sound: https://thesoul-sound.com/ Check our Bright Side podcast on Spotify and leave a positive review! https://open.spotify.com/show/0hUkPxD34jRLrMrJux4VxV Subscribe to Bright Side: https://goo.gl/rQTJZz —————————————————————————————- Our Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brightplanet/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brightside.official TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@brightside.official?lang=en Stock materials (photos, footages and other): https://www.depositphotos.com https://www.shutterstock.com https://www.eastnews.ru —————————————————————————————- For more videos and articles visit: http://www.brightside.me —————————————————————————————- This video is made for entertainment purposes. We do not make any warranties about the completeness, safety and reliability. Any action you take upon the information in this video is strictly at your own risk, and we will not be liable for any damages or losses. It is the viewer's responsibility to use judgement, care and precaution if you plan to replicate.

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