Tuesday, February 28, 2023

China's Zhurong Mars rover makes surprise discovery

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February 28, 2023
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China's Zhurong Mars rover makes surprise discovery
(China News Service)
China's Zhurong rover has provided one of the few peeks into what lies below the surface of Mars.

Data returned by Zhurong's ground-penetrating radar instrument reveals evidence of craters buried just under the surface of Mars and other, sloping features with less certain origins, according to a new paper.
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