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328 Mars Minerals Reveals an Ancient Ocean's Potential For Life - and a Possible Way to Make Oxygen

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EditorDavid @ Slashdot · 05/30/2026 14:34 EDT

Mars Minerals Reveals an Ancient Ocean's Potential For Life - and a Possible Way to Make Oxygen

Researchers have identified a ring of minerals around the largest basin in the northern hemisphere of Mars (which past research suggests held a large body of water). Phys.org says the research provides new clues on when life may have been possible on Mars — and how future astronauts could make oxygen:



Manganese oxides and hydroxides (collectively written as manganese (hydr)oxides) can act as geological proxies for past oceans... The team involved in the new study analyzed short-wave infrared (SWIR) data

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