Remains of an ancient lake found on Mars
Kyiv • UNN
NASA's Perseverance rover has discovered the remains of ancient lakes in Mars' Jerez Crater, confirming previous theories that the area was once filled with water and could support microbial life. The rover used ground-penetrating radar to detect sedimentary lake deposits underground.
Data collected by NASA has confirmed the existence of remnants of ancient lakes on Mars. The study calls it "lake sediments that once filled a giant basin on Mars called the Jerezo Crater." Reuters writes about it, UNN reports .
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The discoveries were made by NASA's Perseverance rover, a robot that conducts radar observations on the ground.
The findings of ground-based radar observations conducted by the robotic rover confirm previous orbital images and other data that lead scientists to theorize that parts of Mars were once covered with water and may have contained microbial life.
The research is being conducted by teams from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and the University of Oslo.
