00:00A stunning mineral discovery on Mars might be the biggest clue yet that life once existed there.
00:05Scientists have just found a brand new mineral on Mars called ferric hydroxy sulfate.
00:10And no, this wasn't from a rover. It came from space.
00:14Data from the Mars orbiter revealed this mineral using a powerful tool called spectroscopy.
00:19The big deal?
00:20This mineral only forms when water, iron, and sulfur come together.
00:25All three are essential for life as we know it.
00:28The discovery happened near the Martian equator in places like Juventai Chasma and Arum Chaos.
00:34These areas may have once had volcanoes, hot springs, and even acidic lakes.
00:39Which sounds a lot like early Earth.
00:41Even more exciting.
00:43NASA's Perseverance rover recently found another life-friendly mineral, kaolinite.
00:48Together, these discoveries paint a bold new picture of ancient Mars.
00:52A world that might have once looked a lot more like home.
00:55Could Mars have once supported microbial life?
00:58And what else is hiding beneath that red dust?
01:00This discovery may be just the beginning.
01:02The beginning.
01:03The beginning.
01:05The end.
01:06The end.
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