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65dBnoise  ·  4 weeks ago

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BREAKING:

Scientists announce that the processes which created the "poppy seeds" and "leopard spots" features #Perseverance encountered at Bright Angel were most likely biological metabolisms.

That's as close to announcing ancient life found on Mars as it has ever been

https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2025/pdf/2133.pdf

Images:

• Annotated excerpt from the paper (h/t @sharponlooker )
• "leopard spots" seen at the Cheyava Falls rock
• "poppy seed" animation of the abrasion at the Walhalla Glades field

#Mara#Solarocks

Animation of the abrasion at the Walhalla Glades field, where the "poppy seed" features were seen on Sol 1179, RMC 54.0000
Annotated excerpt from the paper: PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL CONSTRAINTS ON BIOTIC AND ABIOTIC FORMATION MECHANISMS OF “POPPY SEEDS” AND “LEOPARD SPOTS” IN THE BRIGHT ANGEL FORMATION, NERETVA VALLIS, MARS. by • M. M. Tice, Dept. of Geology & Geophysics, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA • J. A. Hurowitz, Dept. of Geosciences, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, USA • A. P. Broz, Dept. of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA • M. W. M. Jones, School of Chemistry & Physics and Central Analytical Research Facility, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD, Australia • N. Randazzo, Dept. of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
Annotated excerpt from the paper: PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL CONSTRAINTS ON BIOTIC AND ABIOTIC FORMATION MECHANISMS OF “POPPY SEEDS” AND “LEOPARD SPOTS” IN THE BRIGHT ANGEL FORMATION, NERETVA VALLIS, MARS. by • M. M. Tice, Dept. of Geology & Geophysics, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA • J. A. Hurowitz, Dept. of Geosciences, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, USA • A. P. Broz, Dept. of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA • M. W. M. Jones, School of Chemistry & Physics and Central Analytical Research Facility, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD, Australia • N. Randazzo, Dept. of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
Annotated excerpt from the paper: PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL CONSTRAINTS ON BIOTIC AND ABIOTIC FORMATION MECHANISMS OF “POPPY SEEDS” AND “LEOPARD SPOTS” IN THE BRIGHT ANGEL FORMATION, NERETVA VALLIS, MARS. by • M. M. Tice, Dept. of Geology & Geophysics, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA • J. A. Hurowitz, Dept. of Geosciences, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, USA • A. P. Broz, Dept. of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA • M. W. M. Jones, School of Chemistry & Physics and Central Analytical Research Facility, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD, Australia • N. Randazzo, Dept. of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
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