NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has found impact glass in craters on Mars.
Impact glass is formed in the extreme heat of something smashing into a planet's surface, and could preserve evidence of past life on Mars, just like it has here on Earth.
Finding the glass remotely was a very complicated process involving reflecting light off Mars' surface. The research suggests that these glass deposits are quite common on the planet, and these areas can now be explored further in the future.
The Curiosity rover has already found evidence of an ancient habitable environment on Mars this year.
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Impact glass is formed in the extreme heat of something smashing into a planet's surface, and could preserve evidence of past life on Mars, just like it has here on Earth.
Finding the glass remotely was a very complicated process involving reflecting light off Mars' surface. The research suggests that these glass deposits are quite common on the planet, and these areas can now be explored further in the future.
The Curiosity rover has already found evidence of an ancient habitable environment on Mars this year.
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