"Follow the Water" presents a vast landscape of the planet Mars, where two rovers are conducting geological investigations. This drawing was inspired by the podcast "Raumzeit," which I listened to while creating it. In the episode titled "Ground Exploration on Mars" (https://raumzeit-podcast.de/2019/12/20/rz082-bodenerkundung-auf-dem-mars/), Tim Pritlove speaks with scientist Susanne Schwenzer about her work with the Mars rovers and the scientific questions that arise from NASA and ESA's Mars missions. A central theme of the discussion is the exploration of water that likely existed on the red planet millions of years ago and could have been crucial for the development of life.

The Mars missions, including the Mars Science Laboratory with NASA's Curiosity rover, as well as the ExoMars and Mars 2020 missions, aim to find evidence of past water sources. These rovers are equipped with advanced instruments that allow them to analyze the geology and geochemistry of Mars while searching for mineral deposits that indicate previous water activity. The discovery of water, in the form of frozen reserves or salty liquids, could not only clarify Mars' history but also open up the possibility of future human colonization of the planet.

The search for water on Mars is not only a scientific challenge but also a key to answering fundamental questions about the origin of life and the conditions necessary for its development.