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May 12, 2022 · What are the current barriers to off-earth mining? Mining on the surface of the Moon or Mars will almost certainly need to be purely robotic, and wholly automated mining is not even currently possible on Earth, so significant developments will need to be made before that is possible.
- Perseverance Finds Unexpected Rocks
- The Delta Might Hold Signs of Ancient Life
- Perseverance Leaves Samples For A Future Mission
Jezero is a shallow impact crater about 45 kilometers in diameter just north of the planet’s equator. The crater formed sometime between 3.7 billion and 4.1 billion years ago, in the solar system’s first billion years. It sits in an older and much larger impact basin known as Isidis. At Jezero’s western curve, an etched ancient riverbed gives way ...
Deltas mark standing, lasting bodies of water — stable locales that could support life. Plus, as a delta grows over time, it traps and preserves organic matter. Sand and silt deposited where a river hits a lake get layered into sedimentary material, building up a fan-shaped delta. “If you have any biological material that is trapped between that se...
As of early February, Perseverance has collected 18 samples, including bits of Mars debris and cores from rocks, and stored them on board in sealed capsules for eventual return to Earth. The samples come from the crater floor, delta front rocks and even the thin Martian atmosphere. In the final weeks of 2022 and the first weeks of 2023, the rover d...
Jul 26, 2024 · Yesterday, NASA announced that a rock spotted on Mars by its Perseverance rover contained some of the best signs yet that ancient microbial life may have once existed on the Red Planet.
Feb 16, 2021 · Mining the delta Perseverance is heading to Jezero to explore this ancient delta. One goal will be to look for organic matter in the delta’s rocks, which could indicate whether microbes or...
Dec 18, 2008 · Researchers using a powerful instrument aboard NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter have found a long-sought-after mineral on the Martian surface and, with it, unexpected clues to the Red Planet's watery past.
- Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Mar 24, 2024 · Scientists and engineers are making progress on drilling technology that could access Mars' seemingly vast stores of near-surface water ice.
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Nov 11, 2021 · The Perseverance rover used a tool on its robotic arm to scrape away at an intriguing rock on Mars, and its cameras captured a view that no human has ever seen before.
