Mars mystery as rover spots shiny silver litter on Red Planet’s surface: ‘Unexpected!’

Scientists from across space agencies are getting closer to finding water on Mars, as last month China’s Zhurong rover discovered evidence suggesting that water persisted on Mars for much longer than expected.

The Zhurong rover, which is China’s first rover to another planet, landed in a large plain in Mars’ northern hemisphere called Utopia Planitia on May 15, 2021.

Scientists have long believed that around 3 billion years ago, during the planet’s Hesperian period, Mars was wet.

However, the new study found that water was actually present on the Red Planet as early as 700 million years ago, well into the current Amazonian period.

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Article source: https://www.express.co.uk/news/science/1626454/nasa-space-news-mars-mystery-rover-shiny-silver-litter-surface-perseverance