NASA’s Perseverance rover has revealed one of the oldest known signs of water on Mars, detecting an ancient river delta buried up to 115 feet underground in Jezero Crater. Using its ground-penetrating RIMFAX radar, the six-wheeled rover mapped subsurface geological features while traversing 3.8 miles of terrain, providing a three-dimensional view of sediments and eroded […]
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Electric sparks detected on Mars by NASA rover
NASA’s Perseverance rover has, for the first time, recorded evidence of lightning on Mars. Its microphone captured tiny “zaps” during the planet’s ongoing dust storms. These sounds indicate small-scale electrical discharges in Mars’ thin, dusty atmosphere. For years, scientists debated whether Mars’ environment could generate electric activity. A new study published in Nature confirms that […]