The Perseverance rover, which is operated by NASA, has made an interesting new discovery on the history of water on Mars.

The stunning new photographs reveal a stretch of massive sedimentary boulders that scientists believe was produced by a strong river system that once flowed on the surface of Mars. The images were captured by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.

According to NASA, this one-of-a-kind evidence might lead to the finding of ancient microbial life that may have been preserved in these rocks. This hypothesis is supported by the fact that this evidence was recently obtained.

The existence of a wild river is supported by the evidence.

The stratified rock platforms that curve in a curvilinear pattern inside Jezero Crater have been given the name “the curvilinear unit.” This mound of sedimentary rock is roughly 820 feet (250 meters) in height. The mosaics focus their attention mostly on one portion of the enormous pile that is referred to as “Skrinkle Haven,” which may be the remains of the banks of an old river.

Curving strata may suggest moving water, although vegetation hides them on Earth. It implies a deeper, faster-moving river originally passed across this surface.

Cobbles and coarse sediment grains support it. “Those indicate a high-energy river truckin’ and carrying a lot of debris. In an official announcement, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California, which controls the Perseverance rover, postdoctoral researcher Libby Ives stated, “The more powerful the flow of water, the more easily it can move larger pieces of material.”

NASA believes it was part of a river network entering Jezero Crater. This Mars inhabitant has explored this crater most.

Scientists combined hundreds of Mastcam-Z photographs from Perseverance to produce this image.

The mosaic suggests the strata were significantly taller in the past. Wind sandblasted the rock heaps to their current size.

“The wind has scalped these sediments. Earth has similar deposits, although they’re not as well exposed as on Mars. “Earth is covered in vegetation that hides these layers,” stated Caltech river specialist and Perseverance scientific team colleague Michael Lamb in the press statement.

RIMFAX, the Radar Imager for Mars’ Subsurface Experiment, will be used to unearth further information about the old river.