Discovery Of Ancient Hot Water On Mars Indicator Of Its Habitable Past

Scientists are continuously researching whether there was life on Mars or not. Now Australian researchers have claimed to have found evidence of hot water on Mars. It is being said that there must have once been life on the red planet i.e. Mars. Researchers from Curtin University of Western Australia have conducted a study in this regard. Researchers have studied a particle of zircon that is 4.45 billion years old. This meteorite came from NWA7034. This meteorite is also known as Black Beauty. This particle of Jarkan was found in the Sahara Desert in 2011.

In the study, researchers found that this jarcan grain is a type of mineral. Geochemical traces of water-rich fluids have been found in it. Report According to , this shows that water was present on Mars during the early period of magmatic activity. Study co-author Aaron Cavosie says that this discovery will provide a new direction in understanding the hydrothermal system of Mars. Also, whether there would ever have been life on the Red Planet or not can be known through further research.

According to news agency Xinhua, these researchers used nano-scale geochemistry to detect evidence of hot water on Mars 4.45 billion years ago. Hydrothermal systems are essential for the development of life on Earth. The researchers’ findings suggest that Mars may have once had water, which is essential for creating life-worthy conditions.

The research says that even though large meteorites have fallen on Mars and had an impact on the surface, the study shows that water must have been present on Mars in the early Pre-Noachian period. It may have existed about 4.1 billion years ago. Researchers from Aldea University also contributed to the study. Researchers are excited by this study because if there was ever water on Mars, then there must have been life here. And this also creates a possibility that this may happen again sometime in the future.