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Lake Salda: The only place on Earth similar to Jezero crater on Mars

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Lake Salda is one of Turkey 's deepest lakes with a maximum depth of 643 feet ( 196 meters ) Its shores are covered in powdered hydromagnesite, a mineral rich in magnesium .

This mineral holds clues about ancient microbial life on Mars ' Jezero crater.

The lake is the only place on Earth with geology and mineralogy comparable to those of the Red Planet .

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