Perseverance rover images reveal flash flooding before Martian lake disappeared

Rocks gathered by Chang'e 5 rover show magma once spewed from the moon

Rover images confirm Jezero crater is an ancient Martian lake

Perseverance’s initial images are the first ground-based evidence that Mars may have once housed a delta branching out into a lake in Jezero Crater. This study informs where Perseverance will now go sample rock, looking for signs of ancient life.