Science News: NASA Ouliosity Rover’s new discovery could revolutionize our understanding of Mars

Mars has been a subject of interest to humans for decades. Scientists have long tried to accurately map the evolution of the “Red Planet”. One of theories achieved from ambitious efforts is that Mars once had a dense carbon dioxide atmosphere. Long-standing beliefs also suggest that Mars’ past has liquid water on its surface in its distant past. However, the clues recently discovered that Mars’ long-standing elusive mysteries may lay the foundation for a groundbreaking turning point in human understanding of the earth.

NASA Curiosity Rovers New Discovery

NASA believes that new discoveries from curiosity rovers may lead to the ultimate answer to the atmosphere that once shrouded Mars and how the Earth evolved. If the general theory about Mars is correct, carbon dioxide and water must react with the rocks on Earth to form carbonate minerals before they stop being present.
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Curiosity detects siderite on Mars’ surface

But so far, no Rover Mission or Mars Orbiting Moon has been able to find enough carbonate on the Mars surface to confirm this theory. According to a recent paper in “Science”, data from some curious drill bit sites on the surface of Mars prove that carbonate minerals are carbonate minerals that exist in sulfate-rich rock layers of the Great Wind Crater.

This is what the main author of the main paper said

“The discovery of abundant iron ore in the windy crater is both a surprising and important breakthrough in our understanding of Martian geology and atmospheric evolution,” said Benjamin Tutolo, associate professor and principal author of the paper at the University of Calgary and the study.

To further enhance human understanding of Martian chemicals and mineral composition, curiosity drilled down three to four centimeters. After this process, the rover lowers the sample into Chemin, an onboard instrument that uses X-ray diffraction to analyze rocks and soil.

This is what NASA says

According to NASA, rock rocks exist in the rocks below the Martian surface, suggesting that carbonates can be masked by other minerals in near-infrared satellite analysis. “If other sulfate-rich layers on Mars also contain carbonates, then in the ancient atmosphere, the amount of carbon dioxide stored would be a small part of it to create a warm enough condition to support liquid water,” the space agency said in its official release.
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FAQ

1. Did Mars ever have an atmosphere?
Scientists believe that Mars once had a dense carbon dioxide atmosphere.

2. Does Mars have water?
The general theory about Mars shows that the “red planet” once had water on its surface in its distant past.