riverbed
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In a dried-up riverbed, there’s a rock with a freshly drilled hole in it—the handiwork of NASA’s Perseverance rover, which touched down in Jezero Crater in 2021.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 23, 2026
NASA's Perseverance rover has collected samples from Jezero Crater, an ancient Martian riverbed, and they may contain evidence of very early life.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 6, 2026
The Eisbach wave on a side branch of the Isar River had been a landmark in the Bavarian city since the 1980s but it vanished in October after annual cleanup work along the riverbed.
From Barron's ● Dec. 28, 2025
Long Beach police were called to the riverbed a short distance from Del Amo Boulevard at 8:36 p.m. to assist the fire department with the discovery of a body.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2025
He threaded among willows and sycamores and wild blackberry vines in the riverbed, patted the trunks of live oak and scrub oak, madrone, laurel, toyon.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
Researchers collected soil samples from sand dunes, salt flats, riverbeds, and mountainous terrain.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 2, 2026
Matt James has collected gold nuggets for years from the hills and riverbeds of California, but as the precious metal's price soars, he has found an unexpected El Dorado: on social media.
From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2025
But when he has more time, he prefers snorkeling in riverbeds where he chisels into bedrock.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2025
Part of the reason is that the most vulnerable communities live by riverbeds.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2025
“Because snakeskin agates are usually found in dry riverbeds or along beaches—places where there’s water.”
From "Hello, Universe" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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