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NASA Confirms Evidence That Liquid Water Flows on Today?s Mars


New findings from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) provide the strongest evidence yet that liquid water flows intermittently on present-day Mars.

Using an imaging spectrometer on MRO, researchers detected signatures of hydrated minerals on slopes where mysterious streaks are seen on the Red Planet. These darkish streaks appear to ebb and flow over time. They darken and appear to flow down steep slopes during warm seasons, and then fade in cooler seasons. They appear in several locations on Mars when temperatures are above minus 10 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 23 Celsius), and disappear at colder times.

?Our quest on Mars has been to ?follow the water,? in our search for life in the universe, and now we have convincing science that validates what we?ve long suspected,? said John Grunsfeld, astronaut and associate administrator of NASA?s Science Mission Directorate in Washington. ?This is a significant development, as it appears to confirm that water -- albeit briny -- is flowing today on the surface of Mars.?

These downhill flows, known as recurring slope lineae (RSL), often have been described as possibly related to liquid water. The new findings of hydrated salts on the slopes point to what that relationship may be to these dark features. The hydrated salts would lower the freezing point of a liquid brine, just as salt on roads here on Earth causes ice and snow to melt more rapidly. Scientists say it?s likely a shallow subsurface flow, with enough water wicking to the surface to explain the darkening.

[Young]

Oh and Go see the Martian Movie this Friday

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[asdfghjkl]

KING Mars here to slay!!!!!!

[Young]

KING Mars here to slay!!!!!!

[iman]

Funny how long they kept this away from the public but decided to reveal after the blood moon

[Young]

Funny how long they kept this away from the public but decided to reveal after the blood moon

I didn't get to see ha here in Hawaii

Were u able to see the Blood Moo' ?

[asdfghjkl]

i knew nothing of this blood moon mess nnnv

[yummy]

v

you guys are so woke

[RekeRig]

Tears

Is this where the whites people are moving

[Nine]

The solar system is just...amaze

[iman]

Funny how long they kept this away from the public but decided to reveal after the blood moon

I didn't get to see ha here in Hawaii

Were u able to see the Blood Moo' ?

I did even saw the eclipse

The next one will be in 2033 

[Stewie]

i knew nothing of this blood moon mess nnnv

yeah...im so out of the loop with mess....i get all my news from here

[Bentley!]

I was waiting ALL weekend for the mess.
But Dor I have to admit, I'm thinking there's more they found

[Admin]

i knew nothing of this blood moon mess nnnv

yeah...im so out of the loop with mess....i get all my news from here

hh5z

[asdfghjkl]

The solar system is just...amaze