New Research Makes Strongest Case Yet For Why Mars Is Red
Reference: See here Headlines: If you know one thing about Mars it⁘s probably this: it⁘s red. The distant planet⁘s inaccessibility has long made the reason for its hue a matter of conjecture. The prevailing theory has been that hematite, an iron-oxide mineral, is the most likely contributor to Mars⁘ terrestrial color. New research by an international team of researchers, including Vincent Chevrier, an associate research professor at the University of Arkansas⁘ Center for Space and Planetary Science, now argues that a different iron oxide mineral is in fact responsible for the Mars⁘ color: ferrihydrite. The team⁘s research was published in Nature Communications . The resear...