Perseverance Spots Wet Mars Terrain

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Perseverance Spots Wet Mars Terrain

A new analysis links water, lakes, and heat in one Martian setting.

ScienceDaily

NASA's Perseverance Mars rover finds groundwater, lakes, and hot fluids in one place

NASA’s Perseverance rover has uncovered a surprisingly complicated history of water in Jezero Crater. Scientists expected the crater’s Margin Unit to contain lake sediments, but instead found ancient igneous rocks that were altered by water on at least three separate occasions.

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ScienceDaily reports a study of NASA's Perseverance data finding groundwater, lakes, and hot fluids coexisting in one place on Mars. The result sharpens the geological picture of ancient habitability by tying together multiple water processes in a single setting.

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