The Perseverance Rover has found the kind of rock that it was sent there to find. It's exactly the type that holds microscopic fossils.

If there’s a Holy Grail on Mars, it’s probably a specific type of rock: A rock so important that it holds convincing clues to Mars’ ancient habitability.

Perseverance might have just found it.

  • rhythmisaprancer@kbin.social
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    5 months ago

    So, essentially, their plan is to land something in more or less the same place? Or have another aerial flyer? I need to read more, this is exciting.