毅力号探测车在火星的杰泽罗陨石坑发现了粘土矿物，表明古代降雨和潜在适居性。 Perseverance rover finds clay minerals in Mars’ Jezero Crater, indicating ancient rainfall and potential habitability.

NASA的毅力号探测车在火星的杰泽罗陨石坑发现了含有高岭土的浅色漂白岩石，这种粘土矿物仅通过数百万年来的长时间降雨形成。 NASA’s Perseverance rover has found pale, bleached rocks in Mars’ Jezero Crater containing kaolinite, a clay mineral that forms on Earth only through prolonged rainfall over millions of years. 这一发现表明火星曾经有一个温暖湿润的气候 持续降水, 可能类似于热带环境, 数亿年前。 This discovery suggests Mars once had a warm, wet climate with sustained precipitation, possibly resembling a tropical environment, billions of years ago. Purdue大学的研究人员在分析样本时指出,矿藏的存在表明液体水稳定,大气更稠密,这些条件本可以支持微生物的生命。 Researchers from Purdue University, analyzing the samples, say the mineral’s presence indicates stable liquid water and a thicker atmosphere, conditions that could have supported microbial life. 这些研究结果发表在《通信地球与环境》上,是火星古老宜居性最有力的直接证据。 The findings, published in Communications Earth & Environment, represent some of the strongest direct evidence yet of Mars’ ancient habitability.