{"id":614908,"date":"2024-03-30T13:29:35","date_gmt":"2024-03-30T10:29:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/curiosity-rover-searches-for-new-clues-about-mars-ancient-water\/"},"modified":"2024-03-30T13:29:35","modified_gmt":"2024-03-30T10:29:35","slug":"curiosity-rover-searches-for-new-clues-about-mars-ancient-water","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/curiosity-rover-searches-for-new-clues-about-mars-ancient-water\/","title":{"rendered":"#Curiosity rover searches for new clues about Mars&#8217; ancient water"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3f7b47094ed\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3f7b47094ed\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/curiosity-rover-searches-for-new-clues-about-mars-ancient-water\/#Viewing_the_channel_up_close\" >Viewing the channel up close<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-gallery lightGallery\">\n<div data-thumb=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/tmb\/2024\/curiosity-rover-search.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/scx2.b-cdn.net\/gfx\/news\/hires\/2024\/curiosity-rover-search.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"The steep path NASA\u2019s Curiosity Mars rover took to reach Gediz Vallis channel is indicated in yellow in this visualization made with orbital data. At lower right is the point where the rover veered off to get an up-close look at a ridge formed long ago by debris flows from higher up on Mount Sharp. Credit: NASA\/JPL-Caltech\/UC Berkeley\">\n<figure class=\"article-img\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/800a\/2024\/curiosity-rover-search.jpg\" alt=\"Curiosity rover searches for new clues about Mars' ancient water\" title=\"The steep path NASA\u2019s Curiosity Mars rover took to reach Gediz Vallis channel is indicated in yellow in this visualization made with orbital data. At lower right is the point where the rover veered off to get an up-close look at a ridge formed long ago by debris flows from higher up on Mount Sharp. Credit: NASA\/JPL-Caltech\/UC Berkeley\" width=\"800\" height=\"526\"\/><figcaption class=\"text-darken text-low-up text-truncate-js text-truncate mt-3\">\n                The steep path NASA\u2019s Curiosity Mars rover took to reach Gediz Vallis channel is indicated in yellow in this visualization made with orbital data. At lower right is the point where the rover veered off to get an up-close look at a ridge formed long ago by debris flows from higher up on Mount Sharp. Credit: NASA\/JPL-Caltech\/UC Berkeley<br \/>\n            <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NASA&#8217;s Curiosity rover has begun exploring a new region of Mars, one that could reveal more about when liquid water dis<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>eared once and for all from the Red Planet&#8217;s surface. Billions of years ago, Mars was much wetter and probably warmer than it is today. Curiosity is getting a new look into that more Earth-like past as it drives along and eventually crosses the Gediz Vallis channel, a winding, snake-like feature that\u2014from space, at least\u2014appears to have been carved by an ancient river.<\/p>\n<section class=\"article-banner first-banner ads-336x280\">\n         <!-- \/4988204\/Phys_Story_InText_Box --><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p>                                                                                                                                    That possibility has scientists intrigued. The rover team is searching for evidence that would confirm how the channel was carved into the underlying bedrock. The formation&#8217;s sides are steep enough that the team doesn&#8217;t think the channel was made by wind. However, debris flows (rapid, wet landslides) or a river carrying rocks and sediment could have had enough energy to chisel into the bedrock. After the channel formed, it was filled with boulders and other debris. Scientists are also eager to learn whether this material was transported by debris flows or dry avalanches.<\/p>\n<p>Since 2014, Curiosity has been ascending the foothills of Mount Sharp, which stands 3 miles (5 kilometers) above the floor of Gale Crater. The layers in this lower part of the mountain formed over millions of years amid a changing Martian climate, providing scientists with a way to study how the presence of both water and the chemical ingredients required for life changed over time.<\/p>\n<p>For example, a lower part of those foothills included a layer rich in clay minerals where a lot of water once interacted with rock. Now the rover is exploring a layer enriched with sulfates\u2014salty minerals that often form as water evaporates.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"mb-4\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\">\n    <meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Curiosity rover searches for new clues about Mars' ancient water\"\/><br \/>\n    <meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch\/?v=XPmVS-ARNPM\"\/><br \/>\n    <meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Pan around inside this 360-degree video to see Gediz Vallis channel from the point of view of NASA\u2019s Curiosity Mars rover. Credit: NASA\/JPL-Caltech\"\/><br \/>\n    <meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2024-03-30T06:27:08-04:00\"\/><br \/>\n        <meta itemprop=\"embedUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XPmVS-ARNPM\"\/><br \/>\n    <meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/XPmVS-ARNPM\/maxresdefault.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>             <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Explore Mars\u2019 Gediz Vallis Channel With NASA\u2019s Curiosity Rover (360 View)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XPmVS-ARNPM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><figcaption class=\"text-darken text-low-up mt-4\" itemprop=\"caption\">Pan around inside this 360-degree video to see Gediz Vallis channel from the point of view of NASA\u2019s Curiosity Mars rover. Credit: NASA\/JPL-Caltech<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><b>Revising mount sharp&#8217;s timeline<\/b><\/p>\n<p>It will take months to fully explore the channel, and what scientists learn could revise the timeline for the mountain&#8217;s formation.<\/p>\n<p>                                                                                                                                            Once the sedimentary layers of lower Mount Sharp had been deposited by wind and water, erosion whittled them down to expose the layers visible today. Only after these lengthy processes\u2014as well as intensely dry periods during which the surface of Mount Sharp was a sandy desert\u2014could the Gediz Vallis channel have been carved.<\/p>\n<p>Scientists think the boulders and other debris that subsequently filled the channel came from high up on the mountain, where Curiosity will never go, giving the team a glimpse of what kinds of material may be up there.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If the channel or the debris pile were formed by liquid water, that&#8217;s really interesting. It would mean that fairly late in the story of Mount Sharp\u2014after a long dry period\u2014water came back, and in a big way,&#8221; said Curiosity&#8217;s project scientist, Ashwin Vasavada of NASA&#8217;s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-gallery lightGallery\">\n<div data-thumb=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/tmb\/2024\/curiosity-rover-search-1.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/scx2.b-cdn.net\/gfx\/news\/hires\/2024\/curiosity-rover-search-1.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"After arriving at Gediz Vallis channel, NASA\u2019s Curiosity Mars rover captured this 360-degree panorama using one of its black-and-white navigation cameras on Feb. 3. The formation has scientists intrigued because of what it might tell them about the history of water on the Red Planet. Credit: NASA\/JPL-Caltech\">\n<figure class=\"article-img text-center\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/800a\/2024\/curiosity-rover-search-1.jpg\" alt=\"Curiosity rover searches for new clues about Mars' ancient water\" title=\"After arriving at Gediz Vallis channel, NASA\u2019s Curiosity Mars rover captured this 360-degree panorama using one of its black-and-white navigation cameras on Feb. 3. The formation has scientists intrigued because of what it might tell them about the history of water on the Red Planet. Credit: NASA\/JPL-Caltech\"\/><figcaption class=\"text-left text-darken text-truncate text-low-up mt-3\">\n                After arriving at Gediz Vallis channel, NASA\u2019s Curiosity Mars rover captured this 360-degree panorama using one of its black-and-white navigation cameras on Feb. 3. The formation has scientists intrigued because of what it might tell them about the history of water on the Red Planet. Credit: NASA\/JPL-Caltech<br \/>\n            <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>That explanation would be consistent with one of the most surprising discoveries Curiosity has made while driving up Mount Sharp: Water seems to have come and gone in phases, rather than gradually disappearing as the planet grew drier. These cycles can be seen in evidence of mud cracks; shallow, salty lakes; and, directly below the channel, cataclysmic debris flows that piled up to create the sprawling Gediz Vallis ridge.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, Curiosity made a challenging ascent to study the ridge, which drapes across the slopes of Mount Sharp and seems to grow out of the end of the channel, suggesting both are part of one geologic system.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Viewing_the_channel_up_close\"><\/span>Viewing the channel up close<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Curiosity documented the channel with a 360-degree black-and-white panorama from the rover&#8217;s left navigation camera. Taken on Feb. 3 (the 4,086th Martian day, or sol, of the mission), the image shows the dark sand that fills one side of the channel and a debris pile rising just behind the sand. In the opposite direction is the steep slope that Curiosity climbed to reach this area.<\/p>\n<p>The rover takes these kinds of panoramas with its navigation cameras at the end of each drive. 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