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Scientists at NASAs Perseverance Mars rover mission have discovered that rocks in the Jezero Crater on the Red Planet have interacted with water multiple times over the eons and that some contain organic molecules.

Washington, December 17 Scientists at NASA's Perseverance Mars rover mission have discovered that rocks in the Jezero Crater on the Red Planet have interacted with water multiple times over the eons

Nasa's latest robot looks to have identified the oldest rocks at its Jezero Crater landing site.

The past 12 months have been a bumper period for missions like NASAs Perseverance Rover, with evidence of water discovered beneath the Martian surface.

Nasa's Perseverance rover was last week commanded to acquire two significant rock samples on Mars.

Nasa's latest robot looks to have identified the oldest rocks at its Jezero Crater landing site.

NASA engineers have begun testing several robotics systems in preparation for the return of rock and sediment samples being collected on the surface of Mars by the Mars Perseverance rover.

The findings by rover scientists highlight the diversity of samples geologists and future scientists associated with the agencys Mars Sample Return program will have to study.

Perseverance Rover Makes ‘Completely Unexpected’ Volcanic Discovery On Mars

The discovery is important for understanding the geology of Mars -- and it's not what researchers were expecting.