Mars could have carried liquid water more recently than we thought
Recent findings from Martian surface missions suggest liquid water persisted on the planet far more recently than previous geologic models indicated.
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Recent findings from Martian surface missions suggest liquid water persisted on the planet far more recently than previous geologic models indicated.
New analysis of old data suggests that water may have once covered large areas of Mars