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Rice University: Rocks Show Mars Once Felt Like Iceland
January 21, 2021
HOUSTON, Texas, Jan. 21 (TNSJou) -- Rice University issued the following news release on Jan. 20:

Once upon a time, seasons in Gale Crater probably felt something like those in Iceland. But nobody was there to bundle up more than 3 billion years ago.

The ancient Martian crater is the focus of a study by Rice University scientists comparing data from the Curiosity rover to places on Earth where similar geologic formations have experienced weathering in different climates . . .

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