Suara.com – Recent research reveal that Mars has life-supporting material beneath its surface.
In a study published in the journal Astrobiology, experts observe the chemical composition Mars meteorite which fell to Earth.
The analysis determined that if the rock was consistently in contact with water, it would produce the chemical energy needed to support the life of the microbial community.
Given that these meteorites represent large swaths of the Martian crust, these findings suggest that a large part of the subsurface layer of Mars is habitable.
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“We don’t know if life ever started below the surface of Mars, but if it did, we think there would be a lot of energy there to sustain it to this day,” said Jesse Tarnas, postdoctoral researcher at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
To support this study, experts took data from explorers Curiosity NASA on Mars and other orbiting spacecraft, as well as composition data from the Mars meteorite series.
Research has found that in some types of Martian meteorites, all of the material is available in sufficient quantities to support Earth-like habitats.
Unlike Earth, Mars does not have a tectonic plate system that constantly recycles crustal rock so this ancient terrain is largely undisturbed.
Reporting from India TV News, Monday (26/4/2021), now experts have investigated the atmosphere of Mars, mapped its surface with light wavelengths, and landed explorers that tell more information about the past of the Red Planet.
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However, if scientists are to discover the current possibilities of life, future missions will have to target the subsurface Mars.
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