Tag Archives: aquifers

Geological evidence of a planet‐wide groundwater system on Mars

Posted on July 1, 2019 by rburnham

[Ed. note: Earlier reports about this research here and here.] Planetary Geomorphology Image of the Month, July 1, 2019: Francesco Salese (Utrecht University). Groundwater had a greater role in shaping the Martian surface and may have sheltered primitive life forms … Continue reading →

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Do ice-squeezed aquifers cause marsquakes?

Posted on June 26, 2019 by rburnham

As the Mars InSight lander begins listening to the interior of Mars, some scientists are already proposing that some marsquakes could be signals of groundwater beneath the frozen surface of the Red Planet.  The idea, proposed by Michael Manga, a … Continue reading →

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Mars Express: Geological evidence of a global groundwater system

Posted on March 1, 2019 by rburnham

[Ed. note: This research was reported earlier here.] Mars Express has revealed the first geological evidence of a system of ancient interconnected lakes that once lay deep beneath the Red Planet’s surface, five of which may contain minerals crucial to … Continue reading →

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Geological evidence for a planet-wide groundwater system on Mars

Posted on January 24, 2019 by rburnham

[Editor’s note: From a paper by Francesco Salese and four co-authors recently published in the Journal of Geophysical Research.] Geological evidence of planet-wide groundwater system on Mars • Geological evidence supporting Martian planet-wide groundwater upwelling • Water-saturated zone intercepted by … Continue reading →

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