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New study suggests Mars' red hue is from water-formed minerals, indicating a wetter, potentially habitable past.
Recent research suggests Mars' red color is due to ferrihydrite, an iron oxide that forms in cool water, indicating a wetter past capable of sustaining liquid water.
This challenges previous beliefs that hematite, formed in dry conditions, caused the red color.
The study, combining data from Mars missions with lab experiments, shows Mars likely had a habitable environment with water billions of years ago, earlier than previously thought.
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Un nuevo estudio sugiere que el color rojo de Marte proviene de minerales formados por agua, lo que indica un pasado húmedo y potencialmente habitable.