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Organic matter on Mars
October 9 , 2022
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- The Perseverance Rover has collected several organic rock samples from an ancient river delta on Mars.
- These samples are currently stored for collection by future Mars missions that would return them back to the Earth.
- These rock samples have large concentration of organic matter, the highest concentration since the start of the mission.
- With the latest collection, the rover has now collected a total of 12 samples.
- One of the rocks the Perseverance collected was nicknamed as Wildcat Ridge.
- This rock was likely formed when mud and sand settled in a saltwater lake as it evaporated billions of years ago.
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