A Chinese rover has found new evidence to support the theory that Mars was once home to a vast ocean, including tracing some ancient coastline where water may once have lapped, a study said Thursday.

With the assistance of China's Zhurong rover, scientists have gathered fresh evidence that Mars was home to an ocean billions of years ago - a far cry from the dry and desolate world it is today.

ALBAWABA – Zhurong, China's first rover to land on Mars, is part of the Tianwen-1 mission by the China National Space Administration (CNSA). After previ

China's Zhurong rover has discovered evidence suggesting Mars once had an ocean. The rover found geological formations similar to coastlines on Earth.

New evidence collected by China's Zhurong rover makes a compelling case for the existence of ancient oceans on Mars.

China’s Zhurong rover has found compelling evidence of a shoreline from a short-lived ancient ocean on Mars. This new evidence is lending credence to the theory that Mars was once a water world.

China’s Zhurong Mars rover has found evidence of an ancient coastline on the red planet. The coastline in the southern Utopia region, detailed in the journal Scientific Reports, was likely left by a sea that briefly existed in the planet’s early history over 3.

By James WoodfordA possible ancient shoreline has been found in the region of Mars explored by the Chinese rover Zhurong, providing further evidence that an ocean may once have covered a vast area of the lowlands in the planet’s northern hemisphere.

A Chinese rover has found new evidence to support the theory that Mars was once home to a vast ocean, including tracing some ancient coastline where water may once have