Nasa's Perseverance spots signs of life on Mars
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This discovery is particularly intriguing as it challenges earlier assumptions that signs of ancient life would only be found in older rock formations. The presence of potential biosignatures in younger rocks suggests that Mars may have been habitable for a longer duration than previously thought.
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Beaumont Enterprise on MSNNASA's Perseverance rover finds potential Mars biosignature
A sample collected by NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover from an ancient dry riverbed in Jezero Crater could preserve evidence of ancient microbial life. Taken from a rock named “Cheyava Falls” last year, the sample, called “Sapphire Canyon,” contains potential biosignatures, according to a paper published Wednesday in the journal Nature .