Mars water: Liquid water reservoirs found under Martian crust – Scientists have discovered a reservoir of liquid water on Mars – deep in the rocky outer crust of the planet.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czxl849j77ko
Mars water: Liquid water reservoirs found under Martian crust – Scientists have discovered a reservoir of liquid water on Mars – deep in the rocky outer crust of the planet.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czxl849j77ko
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>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 lander carried a seismometer, which recorded four years’ of vibrations – Mars quakes – from deep inside the Red Planet.
>Analysing those quakes – and exactly how the planet moves – revealed “seismic signals” of liquid water.
>While there is water frozen at the Martian poles and evidence of vapour in the atmosphere, this is the first time liquid water has been found on the planet.
>The findings are published in the [Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences](https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2409983121).
Very impressive! The search for water on Mars just got a lot more promising.
Y’all, mars is uninhabitable without massive amounts of resources put forth for what amounts to making people live in glorified tents in the middle of death valley.
It’s cool to explore Mars, why the hell anyone besides researchers would ever want to live there is beyond me