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Scientists have long thought that there could be water trapped beneath the surface of Mars.Credit: Steve Lee, Univ. Colorado/Jim Bell, Cornell Univ./Mike Wolff, SSI/NASA
Three buried lakes detected on Mars
Two years ago, planetary scientists reported the discovery of a large saltwater lake under the ice at Marss south pole, a finding that was met with excitement and some scepticism. Now, researchers have confirmed the presence of that lake and found three more.
The discovery, reported on 28 S…
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