Liquid Water On Mars

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On September 28th,2015 NASA researchers announced that they had discovered liquid water on the surface of Mars. They actually told news agencies that they had something big to discuss in relation to Mars. It took several space craft and several centers of research five years to come to this finding.

Why is there such a push to find liquid water on mars? As far as science knows, life requires water. Rockets require hydrogen and oxygen. Humans require oxygen to breath and to function. If we want to find life in the universe, and be able to live off the land and have a return home option, chance is that water will play an important role.

There is data that points out that Mars had significant quantities of liquid water on its surface. The Viking

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