US EditionNew Mars study suggests an ocean’s worth of water may be hiding beneath the red dusty surface
- Scientists believe there may be enough underground water on Mars to fill its oceans, according to research from CALIFORNIA universities SAN DIEGO and BERKELEY.
- Data from NASA's InSight lander indicates groundwater could cover Mars to a depth of one to two kilometers.
- The findings, published in the PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES, were based on seismic measurements detecting over 1,300 marsquakes.
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Water on Mars? New study suggests an ocean's worth may be hiding beneath the red dusty surface
Mars may be drenched beneath its surface, with enough water hiding in the cracks of underground rocks to form a global ocean, new research suggests.
Liquid water found on Mars: Does this mean there could be life on the Red Planet?
A first-of-its-kind discovery suggests that there is ocean-worth of liquid water on Mars, deep in the planet's outer crust. The new study paves the way for further research into the habitability of Mars and the search for life beyond Earth
Traces of rivers, lakes and an ocean previously indicated that Mars was covered with water billions of years ago. Where it might have flowed off to was previously unclear. US researchers have now discovered a huge water reservoir deep down.
Liquid water has been found 10 to 20 kilometers deep on Mars with the help of NASA's Mars InSight spacecraft. The unit also carried a seismometer that recorded vibrations from inside the planet for four years. During this time, the probe recorded more than 1319 earthquakes. By measuring the propagation speed of seismic waves, scientists calculated what kind of material they could pass through. “These are actually the same techniques that we use …
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