SMRTR TechNov 23, 2024Interesting Engineering

4.45 billion-year-old mineral reveals hot water activity on Mars

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The discovery of an ancient zircon grain in a Martian meteorite suggests Mars once had hot hydrothermal systems, implying past habitability and possible conditions for microbial life, similar to early Earth's volcanic environments.

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