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Nickel-Rich Rocks Discovered by Perseverance Hint at Complex Chemistry on Early Mars

New findings from Neretva Vallis, an ancient river channel that once transported water into Jezero crater on Mars, reveal unusually high nickel levels in 3-billion-year-old sediments, echoing mineral patterns on Earth sometimes linked to microbial processes.

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