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Mars might have salty ponds next to its underground lake, raising the possibility of Martian life – jacksonprogress-argus
Two years ago, scientists detected what looked like a salty lake under the surface of Mars’ southern ice cap.
Two years ago, scientists detected what looked like a salty lake under the surface of Mars’ southern ice cap.
Now, new research has found more evidence of the lake, and also revealed a number of smaller salty “ponds” nearby — raising the possibility there may be life on the Red Planet.
In the new study, Italian scientists used the Mars Advanced Radar for Subsurface and Ionosphere Sounding (MARSIS) instrument on the European Space Agency’s Mars Express spacecraft. The radar covered a larger ar…
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