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6th August 2011, 01:11
A NASA orbiter has found possible evidence for water on the surface of Mars that flows seasonally.
Follow-up laboratory experiments should prove or disprove theory.
The water likely would be salty, in keeping with the salty Martian environment.
http://news.discovery.com/space/2011/08/04/mars-stripes-zoom.jpg
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Scientists have found evidence of flowing salt water on steep Martian slopes, which if confirmed would be the first discovery of active liquid water on the red planet, NASA has said. The data gathered by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has given new focus to the hunt for life forms and scientists hope that in the coming years lab experiments and new space missions may shed more light on what they have seen.
"We have found repeated and predictable evidence suggesting water flowing on Mars," Michael Meyer, lead scientist for the Mars Exploration program, told reporters.
Follow-up laboratory experiments should prove or disprove theory.
The water likely would be salty, in keeping with the salty Martian environment.
http://news.discovery.com/space/2011/08/04/mars-stripes-zoom.jpg
http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Y_LJPeovJ1c4eVl77ARVdA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7cT04NTt3PTYzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/AFP/photo_1312481085277-4-0.jpg
Scientists have found evidence of flowing salt water on steep Martian slopes, which if confirmed would be the first discovery of active liquid water on the red planet, NASA has said. The data gathered by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has given new focus to the hunt for life forms and scientists hope that in the coming years lab experiments and new space missions may shed more light on what they have seen.
"We have found repeated and predictable evidence suggesting water flowing on Mars," Michael Meyer, lead scientist for the Mars Exploration program, told reporters.