Perseverance, the spacecraft sent to Mars in 2020, continues its exciting work. Sharing the most detailed photo ever of the Martian surface, NASA has now achieved an intriguing success. According to his social media account, it has been proven that there is life on Mars. Here are the details!
Organic matter appeared in Martian rocks!
NASA’s Perseverance spacecraft, which was sent to Mars on July 30, 2020, started research since February last year. The spacecraft, which has been researching since then, has managed to reach new findings. According to NASA’s post on its Twitter account, organic materials appeared in the rocks of the planet.
Why are we so excited about new Mars rock samples collected by @NASAPersevere? Some have the highest concentration of organics this rover has ever seen.
This doesn’t necessarily mean life—we’ve got to bring them back to find out. Here are the next steps: https://t.co/uWyaZbvQzm pic.twitter.com/SLsYbxrcwY
— NASA (@NASA) September 15, 2022
The space agency gave a speech on the titles of the Perseverance spacecraft’s mission at a conference it organized. He then announced the discovery of organic molecules that could be evidence of life on Mars. Organic matter has been found on the Red Planet before. However, this time the samples came from a lake where sediment and salts were collected, causing excitement in the scientific world.
The organic structure emerged in a delta of Mars’ Jezero Crater, 45 kilometers wide. The delta is thought to have been formed 3.5 billion years ago by the union of the Mars river and lake. Project scientist Ken Farley made a statement about the substances. “The rocks we investigated on the delta have the highest concentration of organic matter we found on the mission.”
However, when asked if Perverance could detect signs of life before the samples were brought to Earth, Farley said, “The burden of proof of life on another planet is very, very heavy.” replied in the form. Afterwards, he stated that the samples should come to Earth. He also underlined that potential discoveries can be made regarding the definitive detection of life.
The mission team named one of the rocks Perseverance sampled ‘Wildcat Ridge’. Allegedly, the rock was formed billions of years ago as a result of mud and fine sand settling in an evaporating saltwater lake. The Perseverance spacecraft sampled the stone’s surface. The samples were analyzed with a tool called ‘Screening Habitable Environments for Organics and Chemicals’ (SHERLOC). The analysis showed that the organic minerals probably have a class of organic molecules attached to aromatics or sulfates.
So, what do you think about this subject? Do you think organic matter indicates life on Mars? Do not forget to explain your views in the comments section!
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