Hope for life on Mars NASA scientists found salt in rock

NASA has recently collected rocky samples from Mars. Through the samples, the sequence of minerals present in the rocks and the environmental conditions at the time of their formation can be ascertained. The US space agency NASA has recently collected rocky samples from Mars. The space agency said on Friday that the rover has received some samples. According to NASA, these samples indicate that there was a time when an environment suitable for life existed on Jezero Crater.

Samples from Jezero Crater

The space agency said that this core sample indicates a rock made of lava emanating from the volcano. It is basaltic, in which there is less silica but more iron and magnesium. NASA has chosen Jezero Crater for its mission because, in research, it has been expressed that there used to be water here. Now through the new sample, it can help to know when this ancient lake was formed and when it disappeared.

life expectancy

Scientists believe that this also increases the hope of life here. Looking at both the samples taken for the rover and the rocks from which the samples were taken earlier, scientists are guessing that the underground water must have been here for a long time. Mitch Schultt, the mission's program scientist, said that through these samples, the sequence of minerals present in the rocks and the environmental conditions at the time of their formation can be ascertained.

salt in rock samples

According to the team of scientists, such salts have been found in the rock samples which may have been formed when underground water changed the original minerals. It is possible that after the water has evaporated, the salt is left behind. NASA has told that there may have also been water in the salt. They can also be used as 'time capsules'. With this, the climate of Mars and the possibility of life here can be ascertained.