NASA rover finds fresh evidence of the warm and wet past of Mars

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WASHINGTON :A mineral called siderite found abundantly in rock drilled by a NASA rover on the surface of Mars is providing fresh evidence of the planet's warmer and wetter ancient past when it boasted substantial bodies of water and potentially harbored life.

Until now, evidence indicating the Martian atmosphere previously was rich in carbon dioxide has been sparse.

"We do not know the cause of this change, but Mars has a very thin carbon dioxide atmosphere today, and there is evidence that the atmosphere was thicker in the past.