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12 August 2024
Reservoir of liquid water found deep in Martian rocks
Scientists have discovered a reservoir of liquid water on Mars - deep in the rocky outer crust of the planet. The findings come from a new analysis of data from Nasa’s Mars Insight Lander, which touched down on the planet back in 2018.
The findings are published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Insight's scientific mission ended in December 2022, after the lander sat quietly listening to "the pulse of Mars" for four years. In that time, the probe recorded more than 1,319 quakes. By measuring how fast seismic waves travel, scientists have worked out what material they are most likely to be moving through.
The analysis revealed reservoirs of water at depths of about six to 12 miles (10 to 20km) in the Martian crust.
(Scientists) estimate that there is enough liquid water on Mars to form a layer across the surface that would be more than half a mile deep.
Mars water: Liquid water reservoirs found under Martian crust (bbc.com)
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12 August 2024
Reservoir of liquid water found deep in Martian rocks
Scientists have discovered a reservoir of liquid water on Mars - deep in the rocky outer crust of the planet. The findings come from a new analysis of data from Nasa’s Mars Insight Lander, which touched down on the planet back in 2018.
The findings are published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Insight's scientific mission ended in December 2022, after the lander sat quietly listening to "the pulse of Mars" for four years. In that time, the probe recorded more than 1,319 quakes. By measuring how fast seismic waves travel, scientists have worked out what material they are most likely to be moving through.
The analysis revealed reservoirs of water at depths of about six to 12 miles (10 to 20km) in the Martian crust.
(Scientists) estimate that there is enough liquid water on Mars to form a layer across the surface that would be more than half a mile deep.
Mars water: Liquid water reservoirs found under Martian crust (bbc.com)
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