Category: Science

NASA: streaks of salt on Mars mean flowing water, and raise new hopes of finding life

30 September 2015

Salty streaks have been discovered on Mars, which could be a sign that salt water seeps to the surface in the summers. Scientists have previously observed dark streaks (see image above) on the planet’s slopes which are thought to have resulted from seeps of water wetting surface dust. Evidence of salts left behind in these […]

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