Based on analysis of the “footprint” left by water in the rock – and compared to similar footprints in Earth’s rocks – Chinese researchers suggest that the area where the craft evolves Zurong, it will be wetter, at least for the next 2 billion years. The researchers used the lasers on board the ship Zurongwhich has been rolling on the surface of Mars since May 2021, specifically in an impact crater called Utopia Planitia. their posts It was published on May 11 in the magazine science progress.
It’s not just a strange task that geologists are interested in: a better understanding of how long surface water has existed on Mars will save goals To search for water in his basement. In addition to giving clues for better evaluation How much ice can be left under it.
In the recent past, the European Mars Express probe allegedly discovered, from orbit, what could be a lake, one and a half kilometers below the surface. Another team later came up with the claim that this data could be related to igneous rocks. The controversy continues.
picture; Part of Utopia Planetia, filmed June 26, 2021 / China Space Agency
