研究表明火星的大型丘陵 是由古代水形成的 暗示着一个充满水的过去 Study suggests Mars' large mounds were formed by ancient water, hinting at a watery past.

对自然地球科学的一项新研究显示,火星的Chryse Planitia有数千个神秘的土丘,覆盖的面积与得克萨斯州一样大,很可能是40至38亿年前的古代水土流失造成的。 A new study in Nature Geoscience reveals that thousands of mysterious mounds in Mars' Chryse Planitia, spanning an area as large as Texas, were likely formed by ancient water erosion 4 to 3.8 billion years ago. 这些丘陵与地球的古迹谷状结构相似,作为时间胶囊,展示火星丰富的过去,可由欧空局2028年发射的Exo Mars Rosalind Franklin rover号考察。 These mounds, similar to Earth's Monument Valley formations, act as time capsules showing Mars' water-rich past and could be explored by the ESA's ExoMars Rosalind Franklin rover, launching in 2028.