Formations that look like jumbo-sized kidney beans (or blobs of chocolate syrup, depending on your palette) may be indicators ...

The photographs of the frost-covered dunes aid scientists determine whether water ever persisted on the planet's surface long ...

A NASA satellite has spotted frozen "kidney beans" on Mars' sand dunes trapped in place until springtime. Photographing them ...

Unlike the dunes on Earth which are constantly in motion, the kidney bean-shaped dunes on Mars appear surprisingly motionless ...

NASA recently released an overhead view of what appears to be massive kidney beans found on Mars' northern hemisphere. In ...

NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, taken a photo in September 2022 and made public in December 2024, shows a top-down view ...

NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter captured a photo of frozen sand dunes in Mars' northern hemisphere. Taken in September ...

As the water-table in permeable sand forms a horizontal or very gently sloping surface, deflation basins within dunefields, and the sand plains at the rear of transgressive dunes or between dune ...

On Mars, spring explodes into action with violent transformations. Frost avalanches, carbon dioxide gas geysers, and powerful winds reshape its surface, leaving behind stunning patterns like swirling ...

"Springtime on Earth has lots of trickling as water ice gradually melts ... Mars' wispy atmosphere doesn't allow liquids to pool on the surface, like on Earth. Instead of melting, ice sublimates ...

NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter captures stunning images of frozen sand dunes on Mars, revealing clues about the planet's ...