Finding that water is likely on Mars improves the prospects of microbial life ... - Phys.Org

The dark streaks pictured are up to a few hundred yards, or meters, long. They are hypothesized to be formed by the flow of briny liquid water on Mars. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona

When NASA on Monday confirmed the presence of liquid water on Mars, some scientists said the findings increased the likelihood of finding life on the Red Planet and of learning much more about its past. The discovery also boosted the prospect of an eventual human mission to explore the planet.

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