space science

Kim says it demonstrates that South Korean researchers can contribute to space science.

Theo Nicitopoulos is a freelance writer who covers Earth and space science.

"It is difficult for manganese oxide to form on the surface of Mars, so we didn't expect to find it in such high concentrations in a shoreline deposit," said Patrick Gasda, of Los Alamos National Laboratory's Space Science and Applications group and lead author on the study.

In 2019, she took a master's degree in geomatics from the African Regional Centre for Space Science and Technology based in Nigeria's Osun state.

James Webb Space Telescope is the world's premier space science observatory.