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

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

A NASA satellite has spotted frozen "kidney beans" on Mars' sand dunes trapped in place until springtime. Photographing them can help us determine if there was ever enough water on Mars to sustain ...

This technique could enable the construction of settlements on the Moon and Mars using local materials ... a loose layer of ...

But there is good news coming from the small Mars rover Curiosity. A new study using imagery from the rover shows evidence ...

NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, taken a photo in September 2022 and made public in December 2024, shows a top-down view of the frosty, legume-like dunes, looking similar to "kidney beans," ...

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 captured a photo of frozen sand dunes in Mars' northern hemisphere. Taken in September ...

The blocks have a relatively low density but display strength approaching that of granite. Sand found on the surface of Mars and the Moon can be converted into solid bricks which could be used to ...

The ongoing $47.6 million federal project — contracted to Dutra Dredging, of San Rafael, California — aimed to restore more sand to Brevard's so-called Mid Reach beach in 2024 but was delayed for ...

NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has captured images of kidney bean-shaped frozen sand dunes in Mars' northern hemisphere, revealing layers of carbon dioxide frost. These formations provide ...

By imaging the dunes, scientists can figure out how much CO2 frost forms on the dunes during the Martian winter. When ...