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Published: 25 August 2021
In a new scientific study, an "exciting" discovery may indicate the presence of water above Mars, making it fit for human life.
This discovery was made thanks to "archaeological stones," which have not been studied for hundreds of years, rocks found at the Smithsonian Institute since the 19th century.
Today, believing it to be the same rock as Mars, scientists at Pennsylvania State University re-examined hydromatite, which is the archaeological rock.
Scientists have now come up with evidence that the substance retains water inside the rocks.
Scientists predict that the rocks that resemble "blueberries" on Mars, are actually the rocks of hydromatite, the same as those of the Smithsonian Institute.
Indicating that it translates into water stored in rocks, hydromatite is light iron, but contains the hydroxyl group, the hydrogen and oxygen group.
It should be noted that the so-called "blueberries" on Mars were discovered by the Kyorioseti vehicle in 2004, but the components of those rocks were not clear because there was no sufficient technology at the time.
Peter J. Heaney, Professor of Earth Sciences, Pennsylvania, said in a statement: "It seems very likely to me that the rocks that resemble" blueberries "on Mars are the same as hydromatite rocks."
Scientific experiments have found that naturally present hydrohymatite contains 3.6% to 7.8% of the weight of water.
Depending on the amount of hydro minerals on Mars, researchers believe there could be a large water reserve there.
The Panel participated in a statement: "Mars is called the red planet because of its color, which comes from iron compounds in Mars soil. The presence of hydromatite on Mars will provide further evidence that Mars was once a water planet, and water is the only compound necessary for all forms of life on Earth. "