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Did Asteroid Impacts Incubate Mars' Ancient Oceans?
By Elizabeth Howell, Discovery News | April 25, 2016 02:47pm ET
Last year, NASA researchers looked at water in the Red Planet's atmosphere and compared it to water trapped in ancient meteorites from Mars. The research suggested that roughly 87 percent of the water escaped to space. But there's ample evidence out there that Mars was once soaked in water. For example: All three rovers that landed on the surface have found evidence of it in various forms — minerals formed in water, or ancient streambeds.
Did Asteroid Impacts Incubate Mars' Ancient Oceans?
By Elizabeth Howell, Discovery News | April 25, 2016 02:47pm ET
Last year, NASA researchers looked at water in the Red Planet's atmosphere and compared it to water trapped in ancient meteorites from Mars. The research suggested that roughly 87 percent of the water escaped to space. But there's ample evidence out there that Mars was once soaked in water. For example: All three rovers that landed on the surface have found evidence of it in various forms — minerals formed in water, or ancient streambeds.
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