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UCLA EPSS Research Featured in Science Advances: New Insights Into Ancient Water on Mars

UCLA EPSS Research Featured in Science Advances: New Insights Into Ancient Water on Mars

We are excited to share that Emily Cardarelli (UCLA EPSS) has published a new paper in Science Advances presenting groundbreaking research on subsurface observations in Jezero Crater on Mars.

The study analyzes data from the RIMFAX radar instrument aboard NASA’s Perseverance rover and provides new insights into the geologic history of the Margin Unit in Jezero Crater—one of the most scientifically significant locations explored on Mars.

🔗 Read the full paper:

https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adz6095

🌍 Media Coverage

This work is already gaining national and international attention:

🔗 Scientific American:

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/nasas-perseverance-mars-rover-discovers-even-older-lost-rivers-at-jezero/

🔗 Reuters:

https://www.reuters.com/science/nasa-rover-detects-some-oldest-evidence-water-flowing-mars-2026-03-18/