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Scientists say they’ve discovered why Mars is red
A study suggests Mars takes its red hue from a type of mineral that forms in cool water, which could reveal insights about whether Mars was ever able to support life.
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What’s Behind the ‘Blood Rain’ That Turned This Iranian Shoreline Crimson
Last week, beachgoers off an Iranian island were met by an eerie sight. The sand turned bright red as if the shoreline was ...
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Iron oxides act as natural catalysts to unlock phosphorus to fuel plant growth
"Iron oxides trap phosphorus because they have different charges ... Because phosphorus is a finite resource—mined from phosphate rock found only in the United States, Morocco and China—its supply is ...
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New research suggests real reason Mars is red — and it could change the way we think about the planet forever
“We were trying to create a replica martian dust in the laboratory using different types of iron oxide. We found that ferrihydrite mixed with basalt, a volcanic rock, best fits the minerals seen ...
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Why is Mars red? Our old understanding might be wrong.
the iron bound up in its rocks reacted with water and oxygen in the air, similar to how rust forms here on Earth. The resulting iron oxide was then broken down into dust and was spread around the ...
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Have we been wrong about why Mars is red?
"We were trying to create a replica Martian dust in the laboratory using different types of iron oxide. We found that ferrihydrite mixed with basalt, a volcanic rock, best fits the minerals seen ...