Scientists are searching for life in Mars since long years, and now Scientists have finally found new evidence for possible saltwater flows on Mars. This discovery was announced at the space agency’s headquarters NASA in Washington on 4th August. And an undergrad Nepali Student Lujendra Ojha is the driving force behind this discovery.
The 21 year old Nepali student Lujendra Ojha’s recently published study, in the Science journal suggests that there is liquid water during warmer seasons on Mars. “Ojha hasn't cracked those mysteries yet, but he did discover something else otherworldly: possible flows of saltwater on Mars”, says CNN.
The Mars discovery was an independent project of Lujendra Ojha. He was doing this research under the supervision of Professor Alfred McEwen, a lead co-author of the Science journal, in collaboration with University of Arizona researcher Colin Dundas.
"When I first saw them, I had no idea what it was. I just thought it was a streak made by dust or something similar. It was a lucky accident”, he said reports CNN.
Scientists say, Ojha had found the first evidence of finger-like features on the slope of the crater that could be liquid briny water on Mars, although scientists do not know for sure. The source of this water could be below the surface, but that has yet to be determined, Ojha said.
"There's going to be years of research put into this to even prove that this is definitely a proof of water. And from that, we can move on: OK if this is water, what are the chances that life could be in these kinds of surroundings?" he said.
Ojha will graduate next year.
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The 21 year old Nepali student Lujendra Ojha’s recently published study, in the Science journal suggests that there is liquid water during warmer seasons on Mars. “Ojha hasn't cracked those mysteries yet, but he did discover something else otherworldly: possible flows of saltwater on Mars”, says CNN.
The Mars discovery was an independent project of Lujendra Ojha. He was doing this research under the supervision of Professor Alfred McEwen, a lead co-author of the Science journal, in collaboration with University of Arizona researcher Colin Dundas.
"When I first saw them, I had no idea what it was. I just thought it was a streak made by dust or something similar. It was a lucky accident”, he said reports CNN.
Scientists say, Ojha had found the first evidence of finger-like features on the slope of the crater that could be liquid briny water on Mars, although scientists do not know for sure. The source of this water could be below the surface, but that has yet to be determined, Ojha said.
"There's going to be years of research put into this to even prove that this is definitely a proof of water. And from that, we can move on: OK if this is water, what are the chances that life could be in these kinds of surroundings?" he said.
Ojha will graduate next year.
News and Image via CNN.
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