August 5, 2011

Possible evidence of flowing water on Mars

clipped from www.nasa.gov
NASA Spacecraft Data Suggest Water Flowing on Mars
PASADENA, Calif. — Observations from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter have revealed possible flowing water during the warmest months on Mars.
"NASA's Mars Exploration Program keeps bringing us closer to determining whether the Red Planet could harbor life in some form,” NASA Administrator Charles Bolden said, “and it reaffirms Mars as an important future destination for human exploration."

An image combining orbital imagery with 3-D modeling shows flows that appear in spring and summer on a slope inside Mars' Newton crater
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The markings appear on slopes during late spring and summer fade in winter, then return the next spring. And the best explanation is briny water run-off due to melting. If true this will be the place to look for possible life for sure.

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