NASA Discovery Reveals Complex Water Systems on Early Mars
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NASA's Perseverance rover reached the inner edge of Mars' Jezero Crater in September 2023 and found unexpected geology at the 'Margin Unit,' an area along the shoreline of an ancient Martian lake. Scientists had expected sedimentary rocks formed from layered sand deposits there.
When NASA’s Perseverance rover reached the inner edge of Mars’ Jezero Crater in September 2023, mission scientists were surprised by what they found. Called the “Margin Unit,” the geologic area stretches along the shoreline of an ancient Martian lake, so they expected sedimentary rocks, which would have formed as layers of sand piled on top […]
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