Scientists from different countries have been trying for a long time to know how the environment of Mars was. Recently, a group of scientists from Australia's Curtin University analyzed samples of the meteorite NWA7034 that fell from Mars and said that there was hot water on Mars at some point in the past.

Water on Mars

According to scientists, the meteorite known as Black Beauty was found in the Sahara desert in 2011. The 443-year-old meteorite is believed to have fallen from Mars to Earth in a cosmic collision. Analyzing zircon samples from the meteorite has revealed chemical traces of water.

This sign indicates that Mars once had hot water. Geothermal or hydrothermal systems are essential for the development of life. This system played a very important role in the early development of life on Earth. Therefore, it is assumed that the elements necessary to create an Earth-like habitable environment were also present during the formation of the Martian crust.

Aaron Cavosi, a scientist at Curtin's School of Earth and Planetary Sciences, said the discovery provides insight into Mars' early hydrothermal system. This will provide new information to understand whether Mars was habitable in the past. Nano-scale geochemistry has been used to detect early evidence of hot water on Mars.

Scientists use nano-scale imaging and spectroscopy to identify essential elements of zircon particles, including iron, aluminum, yttrium, and sodium. From the pattern of these elements, it is assumed that water was present in the early surface of Mars.