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HKU GEOLOGISTS DISCOVER THAT THE NASA ROVER HAS BEEN EXPLORING SURFACE SEDIMENTS, NOT LAKE DEPOSITS FOR LAST EIGHT YEARS

2021.08.11

Researchers from the Department of Earth Sciences have shown that the geochemistry and geology of Gale crater on Mars are better Explained by ancient chemical weathering rather than the past existence of a vast lake. The results, led by PhD student Jiacheng Liu were recently published in Science Advances.