The Mars rover Perseverance has discovered rocks on Mars 

The Mars rover Perseverance has discovered rocks on the Red Planet similar to those that give Hawaiian beaches their green tone

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The igneous minerals were spotted in Jezero, a 28-mile (45 km) wide crater with an ancient lake

thought by some scientists as home for sustenance of life candidate?",

The red rocks of Mars are not just a result from its environment, but also contain iron

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which has been oxidized and turns reddish in color

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It's similar to how any object on Earth becomes rusty after being left out too long unprotected by rain or snow

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however there is one major difference - these minerals only form under specific conditions

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it contains strongly bonded silica-based igneous rock types that can't be found anywhere else

Mars is believed to be 4.6 billion years old, and fortunately

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