Posted on 06/14/2007 7:48:48 PM PDT by KevinDavis
Was Mars once a more Earthlike environment? Did an ancient ocean cover one-third of the Red Planet? In a paper published in the June 14 issue of Nature, geophysicists from the University of California at Berkeley demolish a key argument against the past presence of large oceans on Mars.
Even when observed from Earth, a large plain surrounding Mars' north pole looks like a sediment-filled ocean basin. In the 1980s, Viking spacecraft images revealed two possible ancient shorelines near the pole, each thousands of kilometers long with features like those found in Earth's coastal regions. The shorelines -- Arabia and the younger Deuteronilus -- date from between 2 and 4 billion years ago.
(Excerpt) Read more at planetary.org ...
For the record, It will one day be confirmed that WE are the ailens here on earth and that we came from Mars....
Another ocean destroyed by heartless conservatives. [/sarc]
Images reveal ‘sea of ice’ near Mars’ equator
Associated Press | Feb 26, 2005
Posted on 02/26/2005 4:02:49 AM PST by FYREDEUS
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Red Planet’s Ancient Equator Located
Scientific American (online) | April 20, 2005 | Sarah Graham
Posted on 04/24/2005 11:18:25 PM EDT by SunkenCiv
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If there were life on Mars wouldn’t it pass gas?
Waterbury Republican-American | April 30, 2005 | AP Wire
Posted on 04/30/2005 6:34:08 PM PDT by Graybeard58
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Fire And Ice: Mars Images Reveal Recent Volcanic And Glacial Activity (climate change)
ScienceDaily.com | 2005-03-24 | NA
Posted on 01/22/2006 1:37:59 PM PST by neverdem
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22 posted on 01/22/2006 9:01:12 PM PST by SunkenCiv
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1562874/posts?page=22#22
Martian Snow Source Of Tropical Glaciers, Research Team Reports
ScienceDaily.com | 2006-01-20 | NA
Posted on 01/22/2006 2:05:06 PM PST by neverdem
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