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At Future Mars Landing Spot, Scientists Spy Mineral That Could Preserve Signs of Ancient Life: Brown University
November 13, 2019
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Nov. 13 [TNSscientificresearch-Geophysical Research Letters journal] -- Brown University issued the following news release:

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- Using orbital instruments to peer into Jezero crater, the landing site for NASA's Mars 2020 rover, researchers found deposits of hydrated silica, a mineral that's great at preserving microfossils and other signs of life.

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Next year, NASA plans to launch a new Mars rover to s . . .

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