Liquid Water On Mars Research Paper

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The idea that Mars could be hospitable to human life is still under question, however the question of water on Mars is indubitably unambiguous. And with the new breaking scientific news, the long lasting question of water on Mars has finally been answered. “New findings from NASA’S Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) provide the strongest evidence yet that liquid water flows intermittently on present-day Mars” ( Liquid Water para 1).

According to this new theory, empirical data from NASA shows that water on Mars flows intermittently throughout slopes on the Martian surface. Evidence from NASA’S Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO), shows detected hydrated mineral salts on slopes. It is believed that these hydrated minerals on slopes flow back

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