Perseverance Rover Confirms Existence of Ancient Lake on Mars

The discovery bolsters hopes of finding signs of past life, as the rover continues its extended mission after celebrating its first Martian year.

NASA's Perseverance rover has confirmed the existence of an ancient lake in the Jezero Crater on Mars, increasing the chances of finding signs of past life.
The rover's Radar Imager for Mars’ Subsurface Experiment (RIMFAX) was used to peer beneath the planet's surface, revealing two distinct periods of sediment deposition sandwiched between two periods of erosion.
Perseverance has been collecting samples of rock and regolith as it explores the Jezero Crater, which will be brought back to Earth by a future mission for further analysis.
The rover has also produced a record amount of oxygen from Mars's abundant carbon dioxide, a significant step for future crewed missions to the Red Planet.
Perseverance recently celebrated its first Martian year since landing, marking the end of its primary mission and the beginning of its extended mission.