Evidence of Clay Sediments and Lakes Found on Mars

Space scientists have found evidence of soil and lake sediments and lakes on Mars. Astronomers are engaged in finding signs of life on Mars through space missions and intensive research. Now a latest study has indicated that a region of Mars may have been 'repeatedly habitable'.

Scientists have made this conclusion by discovering soil-bearing sedimentary sediments inside the Margaritifer Terra region of the Red Planet. This region has some of the most widely preserved landforms. It was formed by running water on its surface. Katherine Weitz, senior scientist and lead author of the Planetary Science Institute, explained in a paper published in Icarus that the presence of soil indicates a favorable environment for life, because it remains stable in those situations where there is a presence of water for a long time.

For this study, the researchers used NASA's High-Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE), the Context Camera (CTX), and the Compact Reconnaissance Imaging Spectrometer.

Scientists believe that the presence of this lake and soil may have created favorable conditions for life on Mars at that time. Scientists believe that water once flowed on the surface of the Ladon Basin area. It all started about 1.8 billion years ago.