65dBnoise<p>BREAKING:</p><p>Scientists announce that the processes which created the "poppy seeds" and "leopard spots" features <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Perseverance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Perseverance</span></a> encountered at Bright Angel were most likely biological metabolisms.</p><p>That's as close to announcing ancient life found on Mars as it has ever been</p><p><a href="https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2025/pdf/2133.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">hou.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2025</span><span class="invisible">/pdf/2133.pdf</span></a></p><p>Images:</p><p>• Annotated excerpt from the paper (h/t <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@sharponlooker" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>sharponlooker</span></a></span> )<br>• "leopard spots" seen at the Cheyava Falls rock<br>• "poppy seed" animation of the abrasion at the Walhalla Glades field</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mara" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mara</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Solarocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Solarocks</span></a></p>