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Recent MRO data

ESA and NASA scientists recently made a global map of where water likely stood on Mars. — ESA and NASA scientists recently made a global map of where water likely stood on Mars. Graphic: ESA/Mars Express (OMEGA) and NASA/Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (CRISM)

European Space Agency (ESA) and NASA scientists recently teamed up to combine data from the Mars Express Orbiter and Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, to make a map of where hydrated minerals are on Mars. The map offers a guiding document for where ancient water likely flowed. Note the amount of hydrous clays in Jezero Crater, in the map at top right. That’s why Perseverance rover scientists are exploring the crater’s river delta with such zeal. You can read more about the maps here.

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