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NASA Orbiter Reveals Details of a Moister Mars

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the alliteration-makes-me-happy dept.

Matt_dk writes "NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has observed a new category of minerals spread across large regions of Mars. This discovery suggests that liquid water remained on the planet's surface a billion years later than scientists believed, and it played an important role in shaping the planet's surface and possibly hosting life."

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  1. Re:Here's how it's going to play out by Ethanol-fueled · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Wars increase economic activity

    And why not? It sure worked wonders for Deep Space Nine and Voyager's ratings!

  2. dyslexia by R2.0 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I was really excited until I realized it was "moister", not "monster".

    Bummer.

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