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- NASA's Perseverance rover reports potential signs of ancient life in Jezero Crater, with "leopard spots" in rocks suggesting microbial activity.
- The signal involves vivianite and greigite, minerals linked to biology on Earth but possibly abiotic.
- Scientists caution that further analysis is necessary; findings remain inconclusive.
- A plan to return samples to Earth by 2030 aims to enable testing and verification.
