Are Water-Carved Caves on Mars Hiding Alien Life?

Are water-carved caves on Mars hiding alien life?

View larger. | The 8 potential water-carved caves on Mars – called karst caves – are in the martian Hebrus Valles. They’re mapped here in relation to pit lines, outflow channels and sinkholes, revealing their association with fluvial (water) systems. Image via Sharma et al./ The Astrophysical Journal Letters (CC BY 4.0). Mars has caves, just as Earth does. The ones found so far are thought to be lava tubes formed by flowing magma. Now 8 newly-d…

Some Martian Caves May Have Been Carved by Water, Meaning They Also May Be Home to Past—or Even Present—Lifeforms

A number of caves that open onto the surface of Mars appear to show evidence that they were formed when water dissolved the minerals that make up the rock formations that they penetrate—and where there’s water, there’s a good chance life might have found a home there at some point The post Some Martian Caves May Have Been Carved by Water, Meaning They Also May Be Home to Past—or Even Present—Lifeforms appeared first on WHITLEY STRIEBER'S UNKNOWN…