“Another small piece of Mars to take with me”: NASA’s diligent rover collects a green mineral on Mars (photos)

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18 November 2021 16:43 GMT

Regarding the origin of this mineral, NASA has stated in its scientific team that there are several hypotheses as to “how it got there”.

“Take another small piece of Mars with me”, thus begins a new one Tweet Report from NASA’s Perseverance Rover, released on Tuesday and about the third Mars collection since mission began in February.

The resulting rock contains a green mixed mineral called olivine. Regarding the origin of this mineral, NASA has stated in its scientific team that there are several hypotheses as to “how it got there”. If attached to the message, you can see images of the element captured by the rover’s camera and the surrounding landscape.

After an attempt Failure In August, diligence next month Record Extraction of two specimens from a rock identified as ‘rosette’ shows that it is a “sustainable living environment”.

Diligence in searching for signs of ancient microbial life on Mars involves collecting two dozen rock samples from the Red Planet, which will be brought to Earth during a joint operation by NASA and the European Space Agency. 2030s.

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