Mineral Points To A Water Rich Mars

Mineral Points To A Water Rich Mars

"Martian meteorites are pieces of Mars, basically they are our only samples of Mars on Earth until there is a sample return mission.  Many of the discoveries we have made about Mars came from studying martian meteorites and wouldn't be possible without them.  Unfortunately, these meteorites have all experienced shock from being ejected of the Martian surface during impacts."

"As far as life goes, our results are very favorable for the possibility - but we need more data. Really we need a sample return mission or we need to go there in person - a human mission.  Science is closing in on the answers to a number of big questions about our solar system, life elsewhere, and Mars.  But it is difficult work when it all has to be done from far away."

Matthew Williams

Matthew Williams

Matt Williams is a space journalist, science communicator, and author with several published titles and studies. His work is featured in The Ross 248 Project and Interstellar Travel edited by NASA alumni Les Johnson and Ken Roy. He also hosts the podcast series Stories from Space at ITSP Magazine. He lives in beautiful British Columbia with his wife and family. For more information, check out his website.