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RSLs are caused by flows of liquid brines
New findings from NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) provide the strongest evidence yet that liquid water flows intermittently on present-day Mars. Using an imaging spectrometer on MRO, researchers detected signatures of hydrated minerals on slopes where mysterious streaks are seen … Continue reading
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Tagged calcium perchlorate, Compact Reconnaissance Imaging Spectrometer for Mars, CRISM, magnesium chlorate, magnesium perchlorate, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, perchlorates, recurring slope lineae, RSL
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Brines form at night when perchlorate absorbs water vapor from atmosphere
Researchers have long known that there was water in the form of ice on Mars. Now, new research from NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity shows that it is possible that there is liquid water close to the surface of Mars. The … Continue reading