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

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

They may resemble kidney beans, but formations on the northern hemisphere of Mars are actually sand dunes covered in carbon dioxide frost How cold winters are on Mars depends on the tilt of its axis.

And speaking of hidden water, weird bean-shaped blobs on Mars might offer new clues in our search for life on Mars. NASA satellites have spotted what appears to be a field of giant kidney beans on ...