While the Enchanted Location does offer a possibility of finding life on Mars, it will not be before early 2030s that NASA will get to examine the samples. Before that, it will check its sampling system to ensure that it is clear of any debris. The location is considered an important site to find signs of life on Mars because the outcrop here contains a thin layer of martian rocks which formed as mud, silt and sand.Ĭan NASA Perseverance Rover find life in the Enchanted Lake?Īccording to a report by, the rover will head to Enchanted Lake in September. But after sampling and exploring the ‘Wildcat Ridge', it is all set to return to the Enchanted Lake. It was there in April 2022, but due to exploration duties, it wasn't able to collect samples from here. Perseverance is not headed to this site for the first time. The location has an outcrop of sedimentary rocks and scientists believe that it might contain signs of ancient life. However, that might be changing now as the rover is headed towards a site called Enchanted Lake. Moving around the Jezero crater, it has found many interesting sights and shared them with scientists on Earth, but so far there have been no confirmed signs of life. NASA Mars Perseverance Rover has been collecting rock samples, analyzing the terrain, and hunting for evidence of previous microbial life on Mars since its landing in February 2021.
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