New clues to Mars habitability in discovery of ancient beachby Gege LiLondon, UK (SPX) Jan 30, 2026New findings from NASAs Perseverance rover have revealed evidence of wave-formed beaches and rocks altered by subsurface water in a Martian crater that once held a vast lake - considerably expanding the timeline for potential habitability at this ancient site. The waves of the Jezero lake eroded and reworked the local, igneous bedrock, rounding the grains and depositing them as a sandy layer along the shore. Extending the habitability window at JezeroThe evidence of water-rich conditions extending further back into the history of Jezero crater builds on Jones recent work which found evidence of a comparatively young, perched lake at Jezero crater. Jezero crater continues to prove it is the ideal place to investigate past habitability on Mars, and to help answer the question of whether life ever emerged. Research Report:A Fluvio-Lacustrine Environment Preserved in the Jezero Crater Inlet Channel, Neretva Vallis, MarsRelated LinksImperial College LondonMars News and Information at MarsDaily.comLunar Dreams and more