Underground Delta on Mars Extends Timeline of Planet’s Water History
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NASA’s Perseverance rover, using the RIMFAX ground-penetrating radar, uncovered a much deeper, older delta beneath Jezero Crater, suggesting Mars had flowing surface water long before the present delta and extending the window for past habitability and potential biosignatures in the subsurface.
- Hidden Ancient River System Found Deep Under The Surface of Mars ScienceAlert
- NASA rover detects some of the oldest evidence of water flowing on Mars Yahoo
- NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover discovers even older lost rivers at Jezero Crater Scientific American
- Newly Discovered Buried River System On Mars Extends Possible Habitability Back Hundreds Of Millions Of Years IFLScience
- "Black Beauty" discovered on Mars — what is known about it Online.UA
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