2022: Perseverance rover collects Mars rock samples from Jezero Crater for potential evidence of past life.
NASA's Perseverance rover collected rock samples from Mars' Jezero Crater in 2022, which may rewrite the history of water on the Red Planet and potentially contain evidence of past life. The samples were collected from river deposits in a dried-up lake and could provide insights into when, why, and how long Mars had liquid water on its surface. Detailed analysis will need to be conducted on Earth, and a possible sample return mission by 2033 may help scientists determine if life ever existed on Mars.
August 14, 2024
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