By Dean Murray

Space scientists may be about to reveal details about life on Mars .

NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover found a mysterious rock in July 2024, which may hold evidence of Martian life .

Scientists are excited by the sample nicknamed Sapphire Canyon, as its distinctive spotted pattern suggests it may have organic origins.

NASA will reveal its findings on a special media conference on Wednesday, Sept. 10.

Researchers say the rock has small black spots they call poppy seeds and also larger spots dubbed leopard spots. On Earth, similar spotting occurs in sedimentary rocks where chemical reactions involving minerals like hematite turn red rock white, releasing iron and phosphate.

Those chemical reactions can provide energy sources for microbes, so such features on Earth ar

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