
Ancient rocks in the Pilbara.
Ancient rocks in the Pilbara.

The UNSW, NASA and ESA scientists investigated signs of life’s earliest footholds in a variety of geological environments.
The UNSW, NASA and ESA scientists investigated signs of life’s earliest footholds in a variety of geological environments.

The UNSW, NASA and ESA scientists investigated signs of life’s earliest footholds in a variety of geological environments.
The UNSW, NASA and ESA scientists investigated signs of life’s earliest footholds in a variety of geological environments.

Pilbara sunset.
Pilbara sunset.

The UNSW, NASA and ESA scientists investigated signs of life’s earliest footholds in a variety of geological environments.
The UNSW, NASA and ESA scientists investigated signs of life’s earliest footholds in a variety of geological environments.

The UNSW, NASA and ESA scientists investigated signs of life’s earliest footholds in a variety of geological environments.
The UNSW, NASA and ESA scientists investigated signs of life’s earliest footholds in a variety of geological environments.

The UNSW, NASA and ESA scientists investigated signs of life’s earliest footholds in a variety of geological environments.
The UNSW, NASA and ESA scientists investigated signs of life’s earliest footholds in a variety of geological environments.

The UNSW, NASA and ESA scientists investigated signs of life’s earliest footholds in a variety of geological environments.
The UNSW, NASA and ESA scientists investigated signs of life’s earliest footholds in a variety of geological environments.

The UNSW, NASA and ESA scientists investigated signs of life’s earliest footholds in a variety of geological environments.
The UNSW, NASA and ESA scientists investigated signs of life’s earliest footholds in a variety of geological environments.

The scientists' camp in the remote Pilbara.
The scientists' camp in the remote Pilbara.

The UNSW, NASA and ESA scientists investigated signs of life’s earliest footholds in a variety of geological environments.
The UNSW, NASA and ESA scientists investigated signs of life’s earliest footholds in a variety of geological environments.
UNSW scientists - led by Professor Martin van Kranendonk - have shown a group of Mars specialists the secrets of the remote Pilbara's ancient rocks - all in preparation for NASA's and ESA's Mars 2020 missions.
Learn more in this newsroom article.