Animation of the abrasion at the Walhalla Glades field, where the "poppy seed" features were seen on Sol 1179, RMC 54.0000

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   65dBnoise (65dbnoise@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 12-Feb-2025 06:52:15 JST 65dBnoise

   BREAKING:

   Scientists announce that the processes which created the "poppy seeds" and "leopard spots" features #Perseverance encountered at Bright Angel were most likely biological metabolisms.

   That's as close to announcing ancient life found on Mars as it has ever been

   https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2025/pdf/2133.pdf

   Images:

   • Annotated excerpt from the paper (h/t @sharponlooker )
   • "leopard spots" seen at the Cheyava Falls rock
   • "poppy seed" animation of the abrasion at the Walhalla Glades field

   #Mara #Solarocks