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Are brines actually needed to make recurring slope lineae flow?

Posted on April 5, 2013 by rburnham

Recurring slope lineae (RSL) are finger-like dark lines on steep slopes that appear and grow longer during the warmest time of year, then fade and disappear over winter. They repeat the following Mars year in the same places. While scientists … Continue reading →

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What Earth’s saltiest pond says about Mars

Posted on February 21, 2013 by rburnham

An Antarctic pond that’s the saltiest natural body of water on Earth stays wet in part by pulling moisture out of the air, scientists have discovered. And that has implications for possible brine seeps and reservoirs on Mars. Don Juan … Continue reading →

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Salty flows on Mars

Posted on November 14, 2012 by rburnham

The features known as “recurring slope lineae” (RSL) are the best evidence going that liquid water can, and does, flow on present-day Mars. The lineae are small dark streaks that appear mostly on equator-facing slopes, are associated with slope channels, … Continue reading →

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