This is because these objects formed “billions of years ago when liquid water still existed on the Red Planet. Water carried dissolved minerals into rock cracks and later dried, leaving the hardened minerals behind,” as explained by NASA in a recent statement.

National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s Curiosity rover has once again intrigued the scientists by sending the black and white images of coral-like rock formation in Mars’

NASA’s Perseverance rover has captured its clearest 360-degree panorama of Mars at a site called Falbreen, showcasing vivid geological details under rare clear skies. Using its Mastcam-Z, the rover revealed ancient terrain features and an enhanced-color view with a surreal blue sky.

NASA's rover on Mars has made an 'amazing' discovery that has sparked fresh claims about life on the Red Planet.