Around the Isidis basinA [[magnesium carbonateMRO]] wasatopou foundó by[[MROredor da planitia, carbonato de magnesio]]. ThisEste mineral indicatesindica thatque watera wasauga presentestivo andpresente thatna itsuperficie wasda notplanitia acide que non era ácida. Cabería Lifea mayposibilidade havede formedque innun thispasado arearemoto se tivese formado a vida en Isidis.<ref>Murchie, S. et al. 2009. A synthesis of Martian aqueous mineralogy after 1 Mars year of observations from the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. Journal of Geophysical Research: 114.</ref>
TheO namenome de "Isidis Planitia"retrotráenos followsa theIsidis earlierRegio name(A Isidisrexíón Regiode ("Isis' Region"). [[Isis]] isera thea deusa da fertilidade no [[EgyptianAntigo pantheon|Egyptian goddessExipto]] of heaven and fertility.