Rocks found on the surface of the Red Planet could tell us more about Mars' violent history and how the planet formed.
, and in the region that Perseverance is exploring could be ignimbrite. The rock type is igneous and sedimentary, and it forms as the result of cataclysmic, volcanic eruptions. The rocks, the researchers say, could point toward Mars having a violent history.
“There are lots of ideas for the origin of the olivine-rich bedrock that covers large portions of a region called Nili Fossae,” Steve Ruff, lead researcher on the study said in aRuff says that he found some correlation between the rock samples that Spirit found and a specific volcanic rock found on Earth. Olivine-rich bedrock is a fairly common silicate mineral. It comes from magma generated in the mantle of Mars .
Ruff compared mosaics of images taken by the Mars Spirit rover with some from Earth. He noticed a correlating pattern between it and similar rocks on Earth. As such, Ruff and his fellow researchers believe that the correlation shows more about Mars’ violent history. Additionally, it could tell us more about how volcanic activity helped form the planet we know today.Of course, there’s still a lot we don’t know about Mars.
There’s a lot to look forward to when it comes to learning more about the Red Planet. Not only is NASA looking for
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