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TURNS OUT – THERE IS WATER ON MARS, AFTER ALL.
NASA SAYS AFTER STUDYING DATA FROM ITS INSIGHT LANDER’S SEISMOMETER – TAKEN FROM 20-18 TO 20-22 – GEO-PHYSICISTS DISCOVERED A WATER RESERVOIR DEEP BELOW THE SURFACE – COVERING THE *ENTIRE* PLANET.
THEY SAY THE WATER IS HELD WITHIN ROCKS IN THE MIDDLE OF MARS’ CRUST… AND ESTIMATE IT TO BE ENOUGH WATER TO FILL *OCEANS* ON THE PLANET’S SURFACE – COVERING THE WHOLE PLANET AT LEAST A MILE DEEP.
RESEARCHERS SAID THE WATER POTENTIALLY OFFERS CONDITIONS FAVORABLE TO SUSTAIN MICROBIAL LIFE – EITHER IN THE PAST OR NOW.
WHILE THIS NEW DISCOVERY HELPS US FIGURE OUT WHAT HAPPENED TO THE WATER SUPPLY ON MARS AFTER ITS OCEANS DISAPPEARED MORE THAN 3 BILLION YEARS AGO… IT’S SO FAR DOWN, IT WON’T BE OF MUCH USE TO ANYONE TRYING TO TAP INTO IT TO SUPPLY A POTENTIAL FUTURE COLONY.
SCIENTISTS SAY IT SITS ABOUT 7 TO 13 MILES BELOW THE SURFACE… AND DRILLING THAT DEEP WOULD BE A CHALLENGE EVEN HERE ON EARTH.