Exciting Mars Mudstone Has Features That Might Be Considered Signs Of Life

An international team of researchers reports new insights into observations from NASA’s Perseverance rover. Last year, the rover sampled mudstone with peculiar mineral formations. New analysis provides further peculiarities in the sample, making the case for possible biosignatures. The rest of this article is behind a paywall. Please sign in or subscribe to access the full content.

Let’s stress right now that nobody is claiming aliens. We are nowhere close to being able to confirm what exactly made these minerals. That’s the exciting bit! The team cannot dismiss the possibility that we are looking at a biosignature.

The analysis focused on the Bright Angel formation, which included more insight into the now famous " Cheyava Falls " rock, as well as an analysis of a rock now called “Apo