Water signs found on Mars Jezero Crater rock samples

Water on Mars Jezero Crater: Space agencies around the world are looking for signs of life on Mars. The US space agency NASA is at the forefront, which has sent its missions to Mars. A new study has revealed that the rock samples collected by NASA’s Perseverance rover from the red planet contain signs of water. This discovery has once again strengthened the question whether there was ever life on Mars?

of space.com Report According to, the rock samples were collected from the Jezero Crater of Mars in the year 2022. Samples were taken from the western slope of the crater. Regarding this area, scientists believe that this area was the point where the river once flowed.

According to the report, lead author of the study and professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology Tanja Bosak has said that these rocks confirm an environment on Mars that may have once been habitable. There was water-related activity there. However, scientists do not know for how long the habitable conditions existed.

While collecting samples, the Perseverance rover did not detect organic matter inside the rocks. However, scientists have found minerals including carbonate in the samples, which are also found in rocks on Earth. Scientists believe that this material also preserves fossils related to microscopic life. This means that in future such missions can be sent to Mars, which detect fossil signs there.

Earlier, NASA’s Curiosity Rover had also found a place on Mars where it was suspected that there might be a water lake. These signs were found in a special area of ​​Mars which is known as Sulphate Bearing Unit. Just a few months ago, the Curiosity Rover crashed during a flight and now it is gone forever.