Water Rested in Some Craters on Early Mars (VIDEO)

European Space Agency

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Mars Express' OMEGA sensor has provided the first hints that there may be hydrated silicates beneath the northern plains of Mars, as well as in the southern highlands. This suggests that the early wet phase of Mars was global in extent.

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ESA (C. Carreau)

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