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NASA Discovers Salty Liquid Water Flows Intermittently on Mars Today, Bolstering Chance for Life

28 Sep , 2015 by Ken Kremer

These dark, narrow, 100 meter-long streaks called recurring slope lineae flowing downhill on Mars are inferred to have been formed by contemporary flowing water. Recently, planetary scientists detected hydrated salts on these slopes at Hale crater, corroborating their original hypothesis that the streaks are indeed formed by liquid water. The blue color seen upslope of […]

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