Human is going to colonize Mars and there are several reasons behind it. Mars got a light atmosphere(still not habitable for survival) and moderate geographical conditions. Also, certain pieces of evidence lead to a fact that millions of years ago there would have been rivers on Mars. Well, now we have more shreds of evidence.
The Discovery
A discovery that could give us new insights into the search for ancient life on Mars is new evidence of rivers that flowed over Mars billions of years ago.
Scientists analyzed new, high-resolution imagery from the HiRISE camera onboard NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. Scientists described the mars rocks that have striking similarities to sedimentary rocks on Earth. Adding to this they also stated we can't climb, to look at the finer-scale details. They discovered sediment deposits about 200 meters (656 feet) high, roughly twice the height of the White Cliffs of Dover after mapping the image three-dimensionally.
The Statements
The following are the statements of co-authors in the published research paper by Joel Davis and William McMahon.
We've never seen an outcrop with this amount of detail on it that we can say is so old.
This is one more piece of the puzzle in the search for ancient life on Mars, providing novel insight into just how much water occupied these ancient landscapes.
The rivers that formed these rocks weren't just a one-off event — they were probably active for tens to hundreds of thousands of years.
Here on Earth, sedimentary rocks have been used by geologists for generations to place constraints on what conditions were like on our planet millions or even billions of years ago.
Now we have the technology to extend this methodology to another terrestrial planet, Mars, which hosts an ancient sedimentary rock record that extends even further back in time than our own.
The End Notes
The researchers are hopeful that the finding could bolster future research into ancient life on Mars. We hope that the work goes fine. Well, if you want to publish your research notes, you can publish them with us. It's free and open for Science, Tech, and Space community. Comment below your views.
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