For four years, NASA’s Perseverance rover has searched for possible signs of ancient life on the surface of Mars. It has found myriad interesting features in its travels, including a rock with strange spots, discovered inside Mars’ Jezero Crater. Dubbed “Cheyava Falls,” the 2024 discovery immediately caught the attention of scientists on Earth , as its spots indicated it may hold a potential biosignature—a sign of life.

The rover went to work. The bot analyzed the rock’s composition and surface chemistry, and then extracted a core nicknamed “Sapphire Canyon.”

Its hard work has seemingly paid off. On Wednesday, NASA scientists dropped the bombshell: Cheyava Falls may in fact be the clearest sign of past life ever found on Mars.

“We had almost left the crater. These were the last set

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