Mars has shone red in the night sky for as long as humans have gazed up at the cosmos, fascinating people from the ancient Romans to the present day. "The fundamental question of why Mars is red ...

A new study suggests the iron oxide responsible for the red planet's distinctive hue is ferrihydrite, pointing to the bygone presence of water, an important ingredient for life ...

Moreover, the ferrihydrite remains stable under present-day conditions on Mars.” The mystery of Mars’ red hue has persisted for thousands of years, Valantinas said. Romans named Mars for their ...

"Mars is still the Red Planet," Valantinas added ... Moreover, the ferrihydrite remains stable under present-day conditions on Mars." Researchers used data from orbiting Mars spacecraft like ...

It is a composite of red, green and blue filter mosaics with the colour ... Moreover, the ferrihydrite remains stable under present-day conditions on Mars.” Other studies have also suggested ...

“We’re not the first to consider ferrihydrite as the reason for why Mars is red, but it has never been proven the way we proved it now using observational data and novel laboratory methods to ...