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New timeline for water-forged terrain on Mars proposed, days before Perseverance rover landing – Firstpost
Scientists are exploring the theory that Mars was once habitable. The Jezero Crater is thought to have hosted an ancient lake.
FP TrendingFeb 12, 2021 18:21:41 IST
A scientist has proposed an update to the chronological model of Mars, suggesting that the terrain on Mars shaped by ancient water activity on the planet may be hundreds of millions of years older than previously thought. This finding could be timely to consider, with NASAs Perseverance rover gearing up to make its landing on the Red Planet on 18 February. The age of Earths terrains are usually ascertained by calculating the natural radioactivity of rocks, scientists…
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