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March 17, 2003



Tahirih Motazedian, of the University of Oregon

Dark streaks on crater and valley walls may indicate that brackish water currently flows across the surface of Mars.

March 13, 2003 (BBC) -- New images and analysis suggest the slopes around the Red Planet's largest extinct volcano, Olympus Mons, contain dark stains caused by brine flowing down hill.

The discovery indicates that the substantial underground ice deposits on Mars can sometimes melt and flow across the surface. It is bound to increase speculation that life may exist near to the surface of the planet.

According to researcher Tahirih Motazedian, of the University of Oregon, US, it is the first time that changes on Mars have been seen due to water >>> News


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