🔍💧 Data from the Spirit rover has revealed the "big picture" of water on ancient Mars
Scientists have long sought traces of liquid water on Mars. A new analysis of past measurements shows that there was more of it than previously thought.
Over 20 years ago, NASA’s Spirit rover explored Gusev Crater, using a Mössbauer spectrometer to study soil, rocks, and dust. Individual measurements often failed to provide a definitive answer. However, scientist Paulo de Souza from Edith Cowan University aggregated years of data and identified a consistent set of minerals that form only in the presence of water.
The conclusion: ancient Mars was significantly wetter than expected, and the evidence had been hidden in the accumulated measurements all along. This helps to more accurately reconstruct the planet's climate history and select promising targets for future missions.
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Son 32 años de llevar el folklore en la sangre: 15 años taconeando en los Caporales; el resto, entregado al ritmo majestuoso de la Morenada.
El Gran Poder no es solo una fiesta; es la devoción, el esfuerzo de miles de familias y la fuerza viva de nuestras raíces. La cultura es el verdadero corazón y la energía que impulsa el recambio de nuestra patria.
Mucha fuerza a los fraternos y músicos que hoy hacen temblar La Paz con nuestro orgullo. 🇧🇴
“Uncertainty is everywhere—but information gives it meaning.
Shannon entropy reminds us that the more uncertain the outcome, the more information we need to understand it. 🧠📊”
📚 Leer libros largos tiene grandes beneficios: adolescentes que leen obras de más de 100 páginas logran un año académico extra en comprensión lectora. Las familias juegan un papel clave en fomentar este hábito desde casa.