NASA Finds Mars Rock That Might Reveal Evidence of Ancient Life | News World

NASA scientists have now discovered a single place on Mars with signs it once hosted all three of life’s main ingredients: liquid water, energy, and organic molecules.

On July 21, NASA’s Perseverance rover spotted a strange rock partially buried in a dry riverbed. White streaks hinted water once flowed through the stone, and Perseverance detected organic molecules — the building blocks of life — within. But what really stood out was a smattering of black and white spots along the rock’s surface. On Earth, such “leopard spots” are mainly known to form in two ways: from microbes, or through chemical reactions that can provide fuel for life.

Above – Leopard spots on Cheyava Falls A close-up of the Mars rock, nicknamed “Cheyava Falls”, showing its distinctive spots. These “leopard spots” are related to chemical reactions known on Earth to fuel life and are often…