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NASA’s Perseverance rover has detected the strongest potential biosignatures on Mars

Kumari Sonali

NASA’s Perseverance rover has detected the strongest potential biosignatures on Mars:

NASA’s Perseverance rover has detected the strongest potential biosignatures(A biosignature is any object, chemical, or structure that may have biological origin — formed or influenced by living organisms.) yet on Mars, in a rock sample nicknamed Cheyava Falls from the Sapphire Canyon region. Sapphire Canyon is a rocky outcrop on the edges of Neretva Vallis River valley, near Jezero Crater on Mars. Named “Sapphire Canyon” by Perseverance science team; contains the Cheyava Falls. Found In Discovered and drilled by NASA’s Perseverance rover in July 2024. Sample stored in sealed tube for eventual return to Earth.

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