Auch ohne fließendes Wasser: Studie: So könnte Leben auf dem Mars existieren

Auch ohne fließendes Wasser: Studie: So könnte Leben auf dem Mars existieren

NASAs Curiosity Rover Has Been Investigating The Spider Web Like Rock Formations Found On Mars And Found Mysterious Egg Like Structures The Images Show Giant Zig Zagging Ridges Known As Boxwork Spread Across The Slopes Of Mount Sharp Inside Gale Crater Some Of The Close Up Photographs Reveal Small Rounded Spheroids Scattered Across The Formations Features Not Previously Seen On Mars Over The Past Eight Months NASAs Curiosity Rover Has Been Closely Examining These Interconnected Rocky Ridges Which Stretch Across An Area Up To 12 Miles 20km Wide Scientists Believe The Structures Formed Billions Of Years Ago When Groundwater Flowed Beneath The Martian Surface Depositing Minerals That Later Hardened Into Ridges As Surrounding Rock Was Eroded By Wind From Orbit The Formations Resemble Enormous Spiderwebs Etched Into The Landscape Although They Were First Identified By Spacecraft In 2006 Their Remote Location Meant They Remained Largely Unexplored Until Curiosity Arrived For About Six Months The Rover Has Been Driving Across The Low Ridges Which Stand Roughly 3 To 6 Feet 1 To 2 Metres Tall With Sandy Hollows In Between The Patterns Suggest Groundwater Was Present In This Region Later In Mars History Than Scientists Had Previously Thought Raising Fresh Questions About How Long Microbial Life Might Have Survived On The Planet To Explain The Shapes Researchers Believe Water Once Flowed Through Fractures In The Bedrock Leaving Minerals Behind These Minerals Strengthened Certain Areas Forming Ridges While The Surrounding Rock Without This Reinforcement Was Gradually Worn Away Until Curiosity Reached The Site Scientists Were Unsure What The Formations Would Look Like At Ground Level Or How Difficult They Would Be To Traverse As The Rover Climbed Higher Up Mount Sharp Which Rises About 3 Miles 5km Above The Crater Floor The Layers Of Rock Show Evidence Of Mars Changing ClimateForscher der TU Berlin zeigen, dass ein salztoleranter Mikroorganismus unter bestimmten Umständen auf dem Mars überleben könnte. Die Ergebnisse liefern neue Hinweise, wo sich die Suche nach möglichem Leben auf dem Planeten lohnen könnte.

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