New research suggests liquid water is present beneath the south polar ice cap of Mars. Now, a new study argues there needs to be an underground source of heat for …read more Source:: Science
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Ingredients for life revealed in meteorites that fell to Earth
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•A detailed study of blue salt crystals found in two meteorites that crashed to Earth — which included X-ray experiments found that they contain both liquid water and a mix …read more Source:: Science
New insight into the limits of possible life on Mars
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•Researchers investigating whether liquid water could exist on Mars have provided new insight into the limits of life on the red planet. …read more Source:: Science
More evidence of water on Mars
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•River deposits exist across the surface of Mars and record a surface environment from over 3.5 billion years ago that was able to support liquid water at the surface. A …read more Source:: Science
Climate cycles may explain how running water carved Mars’ surface features
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•Dramatic climate cycles on early Mars, triggered by buildup of greenhouse gases, may be the key to understanding how liquid water left its mark on the planet’s surface, according to …read more Source:: Science