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1. astrobiology.nasa.gov › news › water-on-mars-theWater on Mars: The Story So Far | News | Astrobiology

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   Oct 18, 2016 · The young planet Mars would have had enough water to cover its entire surface in a liquid layer about 140-meters deep. But it is more likely that the liquid would have pooled to form an ocean occupying almost half of Mars’s northern hemisphere, and in some regions reaching depths greater than 1.6 kilometres. ESO/M. Kornmesser.

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2. www.esa.int › Science_Exploration › Space_ScienceESA - Mars Express and the story of water on Mars

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   Oct 16, 2006 · Launched on 2 June 2003, Mars Express has changed the way we think of Mars. Since the Viking missions of the 1970s, planetary scientists have changed their perception of water on Mars several times, passing from the picture of a dry planet to that of a warmer and wetter one. Mars Express's data are now shedding a new light on the complex issue ...

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4. astrobiology.nasa.gov › news › water-on-mars-not-soWater on Mars: Not So Ancient, After All | News | Astrobiology

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   3 days ago · “Glaciers aren’t ice cubes, sitting there to waste away. In order to have glaciers, you have to have precipitation. Water has to move through the atmosphere, and it precipitates and makes the ice grow.” And glaciers don’t form in the coldest environments, he added. Glaciers form where there is cold and moisture.

5. www.jpl.nasa.gov › news › nasas-curiosity-searchesNASA’s Curiosity Searches for New Clues About Mars’ Ancient Water

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   Mar 29, 2024 · Since 2014, Curiosity has been ascending the foothills of Mount Sharp, which stands 3 miles (5 kilometers) above the floor of Gale Crater. The layers in this lower part of the mountain formed over millions of years amid a changing Martian climate, providing scientists with a way to study how the presence of both water and the chemical ingredients required for life changed over time.

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6. www.planetary.org › your-guide-to-water-on-marsYour guide to water on Mars | The Planetary Society

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   Oct 25, 2022 · Just like Earth, Mars likely got its water from asteroids and comets that bombarded its surface. Conditions may have been right for the red planet to be habitable from 4.1 to 3 billion years ago. During that time, life could have taken hold in global oceans, rivers, and lakes. Liquid water may have flowed even longer, up until about 2 billion ...

7. www.nationalgeographic.com › science › articleWhere did Mars's liquid water go? A new theory holds fresh clues.

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   Mar 16, 2021 · A new theory holds fresh clues. Mars once had water flowing over the surface, but it disappeared billions of years ago. A new study suggests that in addition to being lost to space, much of the ...

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   How did Mars get its water?

   • Knowing the location of these minerals is important for unpacking the planet’s watery history. Just like Earth, Mars likely got its water from asteroids and comets that bombarded its surface. Conditions may have been right for the red planet to be habitable from 4.1 to 3 billion years ago.

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   How did scientists find out how much water was on Mars?

   • By looking at the chemistry of Martian meteorites of various ages, and by using NASA’s Curiosity rover to study ancient rocks and measure the current Martian atmosphere, scientists have been able to estimate how much surface water—as ice, liquid water, or water vapor—would have been present at various points throughout Mars’s history.

   Where did Mars's liquid water go? A new theory holds fresh clues

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   How did Mars become a dehydrated wasteland?

   • Either way, this atmospheric annihilation vaporized around 90 percent of Mars’s surface water, leaving the water vapor to be broken up by ultraviolet radiation and making Mars a dehydrated wasteland. At least, that’s how the story goes. But it has some plot holes.

   Where did Mars's liquid water go? A new theory holds fresh clues

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   What if Mars had liquid water?

   • They think that during its earliest epochs, if all that water were in liquid form, it could cover the whole planet in a shallow ocean 150 to 800 feet deep. Mars had a more substantial atmosphere in the past, and its pressure allowed liquid water to exist on the surface.

   Where did Mars's liquid water go? A new theory holds fresh clues

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   Did Mars have enough surface water to make a global ocean?

   • Depending on the values of those variables, the team found that Mars could once have had enough surface water to make a global ocean 330 to 4,900 feet deep. Between 4.1 and 3.7 billion years ago, the amount of surface water decreased significantly as it was soaked up by minerals in the crust and as it escaped into space.

   Where did Mars's liquid water go? A new theory holds fresh clues

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   How did Martian ice become water ice?

   • The red planet once had a global ocean, rivers, and lakes. Then, the solar wind — charged particles from the Sun — stripped away the Martian atmosphere. As the planet’s protective shield faded, all liquid water on the surface evaporated into space, merged with minerals, or fled underground to become water ice.

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9. spacenews.com › layering-history-shows-how-waterLayering History Shows How Water and Carbon Dioxide Have ...

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   Jul 15, 2024 · Mars’ south polar layered deposits of H2O and CO2 ice record its climate history. A new study links the long-term global movement of Mars’ water from midlatitude to pole to a function of the ...