A team of international researchers has analysed data collected by Chinese Mars rover Zhurong and found evidence suggesting the red planet once featured beaches, oceans with waves and wind. Researchers from US and Chinese universities studied data collected by the Zhurong, which landed in an area of Mars known as Utopia Planitia in 2021. The rover was deployed to look for signs of ancient water or ice on the planet, and collected data on the geology of its surroundings using low and high-frequency radar. “We’re finding places on Mars that used to look like ancient beaches and ancient river deltas,”...