New Mars study suggests an ocean’s worth of water may be hiding beneath the red dusty surface

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.

New Mars study suggests ocean's worth of water may be hiding beneath the red dusty surface

The water, believed to be seven miles to 12 miles down in the crust, most likely would have seeped from the surface billions of years ago.

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

New study suggests ocean of water lies beneath Mars’s surface

The findings follow analysis of seismic readings from NASA’s Mars InSight lander before it shut down in 2022.

An ocean's worth of water may be underneath Mars' surface

The study looked at data collected by the Mars InSigh lander from 2018 to 2022.