Tuesday, September 29, 2015

Mars Has Water: NASA

Traces of liquid water have been found on Mars, NASA said today, raising questions about the possibility of life on the Red Planet.

Dark, 100-meter-long streaks flowing downhill on Mars are believed to have been formed by contemporary flowing water, according to NASA. The findings come from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter and raise the possibility there could be life -- or even microbes -- living inside the Red Planet.


NASA confirmed there is water on Mars, Water is of course a building block of life. The discovery is also a boon to a future human manned mission to Mars since it would lighten astronauts’ load if they could instead rely on water found on the Red Planet. NASA Reveals What Actually Happens in a Martian Dust Storm NASA Probes.

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“I think all of the scientific discoveries we’re making on the surface of Mars…these observations are giving us a much better view that Mars has resources that are useful to future travels," John Grunsfeld, NASA associate administrator, said at the news conference. "I think all of the scientific discoveries we’re making on the surface of Mars, these observations are giving us a much better view that Mars has resources that are useful to future travels."
 While Martian water is briny, its possible astronauts could purify and drink it. Water is also composed of oxygen molecules, a crucial component to sustaining life on the Red Planet.

While today’s discovery is huge, it is small compared to the rivers, lakes and vast oceans that are believed to have flowed on Mars billions of years ago. The findings, however, fuel speculation that life may have at one time thrived on Mars or could possibly even exist today.


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