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These Martian processes are little understood presently. "That field is called geoarchaeology -- specifically, the field that studies geological effects on archaeological materials," Holcomb said.

Now atop Jezero Crater, the robotic explorer found quartz indicative of habitable environments and possibly the oldest rocks yet seen in the solar system.