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Nasa Curiosity rover discovers brine substance in soil
A new twist on the idea that there could be water on Mars has emerged from data collected by the Nasa Curiosity rover indicating that liquid brine may be ubiquitous across the surface of the Red Planet.
Scientists have detected the presence of a chemical substance in the Martian soil that absorbs water vapour from the atmosphere to form a brine that keeps being a liquid even when temperatures on the planet fall below the freezing point of water.
Although liquid water is deemed essential for life, the researchers said the discovery has no immediate implications for the possible existence of microbial life forms on Mars as cosmic radiation bombarding its surface would make be it too hazardous for living organisms to survive.
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Water on Mars: Nasa Curiosity rover discovers brine substance in soil - Science - News - The Independent
- Tuesday 14 April 2015
A new twist on the idea that there could be water on Mars has emerged from data collected by the Nasa Curiosity rover indicating that liquid brine may be ubiquitous across the surface of the Red Planet.
Scientists have detected the presence of a chemical substance in the Martian soil that absorbs water vapour from the atmosphere to form a brine that keeps being a liquid even when temperatures on the planet fall below the freezing point of water.
Although liquid water is deemed essential for life, the researchers said the discovery has no immediate implications for the possible existence of microbial life forms on Mars as cosmic radiation bombarding its surface would make be it too hazardous for living organisms to survive.
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Water on Mars: Nasa Curiosity rover discovers brine substance in soil - Science - News - The Independent
