NASA’s Curiosity probe discovered a Unusual series of cracks At Mount Sharp on Mars. The sediments found suggest that wet and dry cycles may have occurred at some point in time, and with them the potential for life.
The discovery was made in 2021 and scientists now believe it is evidence of the Red Planet’s former existence Earth-like conditions It would have allowed microorganisms to survive 3.6 billion years ago, according to the British Daily Mail.
New discovery alert: You’ve discovered evidence that Mars has wet and dry cycles that could lead to conditions for microscopic life to form!
More about the hexagons in these preserved mud cracks and what they tell my team: https://t.co/u83os6Jpoe pic.twitter.com/7hnles5yp6
– Curiosity Rover (MarsCuriosity)
August 9, 2023
Mysterious mud fissures at the bottom of an ancient lake suggest there may be wet and dry cycles similar to those on Mars. The seasons we live today on our planet. Such cycles are vital in promoting the formation of carbon-based “polymers,” known as the building blocks of organic compounds and even DNA.
Curiosity was launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida, in 2011 as part of a two-year mission to gather information about whether Mars could support life. because of his success, The mission has been extended indefinitelywith the discovery of mud fissures only two years after the rover’s ascent of Mount Sharp.