Perseverance Rover Detects Ancient River Delta Under Mars Surface

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The Perseverance rover, currently exploring the Jezero Crater on Mars, has used its radar instrument to detect a subsurface river delta. This ancient delta, now buried, provides further evidence that Mars once possessed liquid water on its surface and a potentially habitable environment. The discovery bolsters the theory that the Jezero Crater was once a lake fed by a river system.