Mars is the Red Planet, but turns out the moon has the makings of a reddish cast, too. Yes, scientists have found rust on the moon. The question is: why?

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In a paper published on Nature Communications earlier this week, the research team said: “Previous studies attributed Mars’ red color to anhydrous hematite formed through recent weathering.

At some point, iron within rocks on Mars reacted with water or water ... which led researchers to believe that the iron oxide must be hematite. The dry mineral, a main component of iron ore ...

We found that ferrihydrite mixed with basalt, a volcanic rock, best fits the minerals seen ... regolith contains ferrihydrite instead of hematite, they say they are the first to have investigated ...

A study suggests Mars takes its red hue from a type of mineral that forms in cool water, which could reveal insights about whether Mars was ever able to support life.

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Mars may once have held enough water to fill oceans and form coastlines. The planet’s red dust contains water and likely formed in cold conditions.

New research shows that the oxidation of iron in Martian rocks was the result of the presence of water, rather than the dry oxidation of hematite, as previously thought. "We were trying to create a ...

A recent study in Nature journal reveals that Mars' iconic red hue is due iron ferrihydrite, which forms only in cold, wet conditions— challenging old belief that it was caused by dry hematite. NASA’s ...