If Mars ever hosted microorganisms in its bygone oceans, their fossils might still be preserved in minerals—and now, we have ...

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Scientists may finally have a way to detect ancient life on Mars by studying microbial fossils preserved in sulfate minerals. Gypsum deposits on Mars may be hiding evidence of past microbial life — ...

The father-son duo were headed north to a gypsum quarry near the Mediterranean coast of their home country of Algeria. Sellam and his colleagues would go on to find microbial fossils in those minerals ...

Researchers have developed a promising technique to identify potential microbial fossils on Mars. Sulfate minerals like gypsum, abundant on the Martian surface, may hold clues to ancient life.

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One of these minerals is gypsum, which "has been widely detected on the Martian surface and is known for its exceptional fossilization potential," said Youcef Sellam, who is a PhD student at the ...

Billions of years ago, the water on Mars dried up. Gypsum and other sulfates formed when pools evaporated, leaving behind minerals that precipitated out of the water and potentially fossilizing ...

Gypsum and other sulfates formed when pools evaporated, leaving behind minerals that precipitated out of the water – and potentially fossilizing any organic life left behind. This means that if ...