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Scientists may finally have a way to detect ancient life on Mars by studying microbial fossils preserved in sulfate minerals. Gypsum deposits on Mars may be hiding evidence of past microbial life — ...

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When the water evaporates, the minerals mix and dry out, leaving the sulfates behind. These sulfate minerals can tell us a ...

The intriguing chemistry of a rock collected by the Perseverance rover could trace to microbial activity—or not ...

Scientists recently tested it on Earth by examining gypsum deposits in Algeria, which are similar to Martian sulfate minerals. The result? Fossilized microbial filaments, along with biosignatures ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) A laser-powered mass spectrometer has been shown to detect microbial fossils in gypsum, a mineral analogous to Martian sulfate rocks. This method could guide ...

“Our findings provide a methodological framework for detecting biosignatures in Martian sulfate minerals, potentially guiding future Mars exploration missions,” said Youcef Sellam, PhD student ...

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When water evaporates, it leaves behind sulfate minerals that had been dissolved in the water — a simple school experiment of boiling away rain water reveals this. One of these minerals is ...