European Space Agency (ESA) released a video this week a video where he shows places on mars with traces of water. In the past decade, data compiled by NASA and the ESA itself have confirmed that the Red Planet was once teeming with water.

Space agencies are not looking for water, but for traces that it could leave. They usually come in the form of watery mineral deposits. They, when changed by water, form a kind of clay.

Studies by the Curiosity and Perseverance rovers show that Mars has a lot of clay. Therefore, scientists believe can you find water on the red planet.

A new map unveiled by ESA shows a comprehensive view of the places where water may have been found. However, some scientists note that there was a general simplification regarding the Red Planet, which caused the researchers to lose sight of other details.

Because instead of seeing these traces of water strangely, you should pay attention to exactly what is not visible. If Mars had an atmosphere like Earth, it is quite possible that life would have originated there.

The red planet would be rich in life

Research shows that the Red Planet’s atmosphere is thinning to the point where it doesn’t even have a shadow of what Mars once was.. Although the planet has only dust, scientists believe that it once had rivers, lakes and other bodies of water. However, proving what happened to her has always been a big problem for science.

One of the biggest difficulties regarding the location and confirmation of the existence of water on Mars has been related to the inability to obtain sediments and other samples from the planet. Thus, it will be possible to go in search of possible sources of water hidden under the surface.

The researchers recently published two papers on this topic in the journal Icarus. The first shows a view of where these minerals were found on the Red Planet. Meanwhile, the second one offers a deeper look at the subject, presenting readers with a quantification of these minerals.

NASA has determined the origin of the “unknown object” on Mars
Scientists have solved some of the mysteries, such as more information about “Martian spaghetti”.

Via: BGR

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