Detecting traces of origin forming groundwater on the surface of Mars

Recently, scientists discovered the existence of strange vein networks on the surface of Mars. This reveals information about the origin of the groundwater on the red planet.

The origin of groundwater formation on the surface of Mars

According to the latest scientific news on the Daily Mail, Curiosity autonomous robots have discovered strange, colorful veins on the red planet. This provides information to assist astronomers to discover the origin of groundwater flowing under the rock on the surface of Mars.

The veins containing minerals found in the flow system 'Garden City' flow through cracks about 6 cm deep on the Mount Sharp rocky ridge. Scientists believe that the shape of this strange vein network is formed based on wet geological patches eroded on Mars's surface billions of years ago.

Strange veins reveal the origin of the formation of groundwater on the surface of Mars

The lanes contain both veins bright and dark . The Curiosity autonomous robot has ever found a bright light veins before, while dark veins are still a mystery to scientists.

Linda Kah, a member of the Curiosity management team at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, said: 'Some strange veins on the surface of Mars look like an ice cream sandwich: dark on both sides and have bright white in the middle. This sign tells us that there was a stream of water flowing through this area after the basic rock layer was formed. '

Vein exists in the form of water flowing through cracks in the rock and leaving minerals, usually this will affect the chemistry of the surrounding rock. Curiosity has studied rocky areas since landing on the Martian surface in 2012. Garden City is located about 12 meters above the bottom edge of Pahrump Hills - the base of the bottom. Sharp rocky mountains of the Gale Crate crater on Mars.

David Blake, a member of NASA's Ames Research Center, said they are working on the geological form of the Pahrump Hills rock mass. In the first phase of the study, Curiosity placed the drill to get 3 drill samples from Pahrump Hills. The results show that they have clear differences in mineral composition. Currently, Curiosity is still exploring different layers of Sharp Mountain in hopes of finding more clues to find the origin of the red planet.