Episode 176 A notably red slab of rock with some even more notable features has been the target of intense investigation for the past two weeks. Now Perseverance has dug into it with its abrading tool and opened up a deeper level of intrigue.
Episode 176 A notably red slab of rock with some even more notable features has been the target of intense investigation for the past two weeks. Now Perseverance has dug into it with its abrading tool and opened up a deeper level of intrigue.
Thank you for the excellent write up, I have so many questions!
Wouldn’t we expect all the ground water to have no dissolved oxygen? Because there is no oxygen atmosphere to replenish it… I’m shaky on how dissolved oxygen can exist in water, but I thought it was due to churn with gaseous oxygen in the atmosphere mixing with waves or rivers or any turbulent water.
Groundwater on Mars wouldn’t have access to that, or at least for a very very long time