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The American rover Perseverance, which explored a section of the delta of a river that had dried up in ancient times, discovered an unusually high content of organic matter in Martian rocks. On the “real treasure” from the depths of the Red Planet in shape National Aeronautics and Space Administration – NASA.
“The rocks we studied in the delta have the highest concentration of organic matter we’ve ever found on a mission,” said Ken Farley, researcher with the Caltech Perseverance Project. These rocks, formed by magma deep in Mars, were ejected onto its surface following an eruption, when volcanic activity was still taking place on the planet.
If the scientists’ hypotheses are correct, the Jezero crater, which in ancient times was the bottom of the lake and the delta that flowed into it, contained a “potentially habitable environment” 3.5 billion years ago. Modern science believes that the first life on Earth arose around this era.
The rover’s mission, which began on the Red Planet 18 months ago, includes looking for signs of ancient microbial life. Currently, the rover has managed to collect 12 rock samples, which will later be sent to Earth.
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