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Water on Mars: discovery of three buried lakes intrigues scientists
https://www.nature.com ^ | 28 SEPTEMBER 2020 | Jonathan O'Callaghan

Posted on 09/28/2020 3:40:56 PM PDT by RomanSoldier19

Two years ago, planetary scientists reported the discovery of a large saltwater lake under the ice at Mars’s south pole, a finding that was met with excitement and some scepticism. Now, researchers say they’ve confirmed the presence of that lake — and found three more.

The discovery, reported on 28 September in Nature Astronomy1, was made using radar data from the European Space Agency’s (ESA) orbiting Mars Express spacecraft. It follows the detection of a single subsurface lake in the same region in 2018 — which, if confirmed, would be the first body of liquid water ever detected on the red planet and a possible habitat for life. But that finding was based on just 29 observations made from 2012 to 2015, and many researchers said they needed more evidence to support the claim. The latest study used a broader data set comprising 134 observations from between 2012 and 2019.

“We identified the same body of water, but we also found three other bodies of water around the main one,” says planetary scientist Elena Pettinelli at the University of Rome, who is one of the paper’s co-authors. “It’s a complex system.”

(Excerpt) Read more at nature.com ...


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KEYWORDS: astronomy; elonmusk; falcon9; falconheavy; mars; saltwater; science; spacex; water
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1 posted on 09/28/2020 3:40:56 PM PDT by RomanSoldier19
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NASA budget time.


2 posted on 09/28/2020 3:44:10 PM PDT by hadaclueonce ( This time I am Deplorable)
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So we need to tilt the planet until the lake is on the equator. Cause it's crazy cold at the Martian south pole.

Alternatively, we need to find and activate Mr. Mega Fusion. Or build one ourselves.


3 posted on 09/28/2020 3:48:23 PM PDT by DannyTN
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To: RomanSoldier19

Cooling for Sutekh’s prison pyramid.


4 posted on 09/28/2020 3:51:05 PM PDT by wally_bert (Transmission tone, Selma)
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5 posted on 09/28/2020 3:51:17 PM PDT by Seruzawa (TANSTAAFL!)
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Da hale???


6 posted on 09/28/2020 3:53:23 PM PDT by BradyLS (DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
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To: RomanSoldier19

Heh! They’re almost cute!


7 posted on 09/28/2020 3:54:17 PM PDT by BradyLS (DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
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The Angry Red Planet, 1958.


8 posted on 09/28/2020 3:56:41 PM PDT by Seruzawa (TANSTAAFL!)
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Two years ago, planetary scientists reported the discovery of a large saltwater lake under the ice at Mars’s south pole, a finding that was met with excitement and some scepticism. Now, researchers say they’ve confirmed the presence of that lake — and found three more.

What has really intrigued scientists, however, was the discovery of boat sips along the shore of the lake.

9 posted on 09/28/2020 3:57:46 PM PDT by GreenHornet
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To: RomanSoldier19
CNN_Fake_News
10 posted on 09/28/2020 4:00:26 PM PDT by SkyDancer (~ Pilots: Looking Down On People Since 1903 ~)
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To: RomanSoldier19
Just remember to use the right kind of filter.


11 posted on 09/28/2020 4:01:04 PM PDT by Harmless Teddy Bear (And lead us not into hysteria, but deliver us from the handwashers. Amen!)
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To: RomanSoldier19

Why don’t we bring some back? What could possibly go wrong?


12 posted on 09/28/2020 4:03:37 PM PDT by ealgeone
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They look quite sluggish, but with probably 150# of water in one of those costumes, getting onto the beach probably was a major effort.


13 posted on 09/28/2020 4:05:03 PM PDT by Zuriel (Acts 2:38,39....Do you believe it?)
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To: SunkenCiv

Someping interesting.


14 posted on 09/28/2020 4:11:45 PM PDT by colorado tanker
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Three buried lakes, fourteen probes, two crazy moons, and a Face in Cy-doe-knee-ah, ah.

15 posted on 09/28/2020 4:13:58 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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To: RomanSoldier19

LOL! Even I could outrun one of those big head varmits.


16 posted on 09/28/2020 4:14:55 PM PDT by fidelis (Zonie and USAF Cold Warrior)
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17 posted on 09/28/2020 4:19:53 PM PDT by Intar
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A few years back that was the still pic for a YT vid on the dead of Everest. Looks like it’s been taken down.


18 posted on 09/28/2020 4:23:17 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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To: RomanSoldier19

watch out for water critters:

Europa Report trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnExOgppDJc


19 posted on 09/28/2020 4:26:49 PM PDT by blueplum ("...this moment is your moment: it belongs to you... " President Donald J. Trump, Jan 20, 2017))
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To: RomanSoldier19

Lakes attract tourist traps.


20 posted on 09/28/2020 4:28:05 PM PDT by Hillarys Gate Cult
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