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Signs of Ancient Life on Mars? Here’s What We See in This Intriguing Rock #Shorts

July 25, 2024
Credit NASA/JPL-Caltech
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NASA’s Perseverance rover has made very compelling observations in a Martian rock that, with further study, could prove that life was present on Mars in the distant past – but how can we determine that from a rock, and what do we need to do to confirm it? 

Morgan Cable, a scientist on the Perseverance team, takes a closer look.

For details on each of the samples see: science.nasa.gov/mission/mars-2020-perseverance/mars-rock-samples/