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NASA’s Perseverance rover confirms the presence of an ancient lake on Mars, and it may hold clues to past life

Evidence of ancient lake sediments at the base of Mars’ Jezero crater offers new hope for finding traces of life in samples collected by NASA’s Perseverance rover. Perseverance touched down on 18 February 2021 inside the crater, which is believed to have

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