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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. is it ... by neuromancer2701 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Chewy?

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