Liquid water 'lake' revealed on Mars 科学家在火星上发现液态水体
6 years, 4 months ago

Liquid water 'lake' revealed on Mars 科学家在火星上发现液态水体

China Daily  

Liquid water 'lake' revealed on Mars 科学家在火星上发现液态水体 Play audio file 研究人员们发现了火星上存在液态水体的证据。这片被科学家认作是湖的水体位于该行星南极的冰盖底部，横跨约二十公里（十二英里）。 文字稿 Since Nasa's Viking Mission tested Martian soil samples back in the 1970s, we've known the surface of Mars to be a desert – inhospitable to life as we know it. 自美国航空航天局（Nasa）在1970年代检测了由维京号计划从火星带回的土壤以来，火星表面一片荒芜且不适于生命生存这一道理就已为人熟知。但当火星勘探任务重点转向地表之下的时候，就有另一番景象开始浮出水面。 This discovery of water beneath the planet's South Pole is the result of radar echoes that were picked up by an instrument on a spacecraft that's been orbiting Mars for 15 years. To stay liquid beneath the long-frozen surface of Mars, the researchers say this sub-glacial lake must have huge amounts of salts dissolved in it. 词汇表 Martian 火星的 desert 荒漠 inhospitable 条件恶劣的，不适合生存的 emerge （真相）显露、浮现 radar echoes 雷达回波 instrument 仪器 sub-glacial 冰川下的 harsh （环境）严酷的 organisms 有机体 robot 机器人 encapsulating 压住、盖住 the Red Planet “红色星球”，指火星 2.

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Indian scientists discover Martian lake that could have supported life
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Indian scientists discover Martian lake that could have supported life

India Today  

A new study conducted by scientists at the Physical Research Laboratory in Ahmedabad has brought fresh insights into the potential for past life on Mars, specifically in areas where chloride-rich depressions exist. One promising discovery involves the study of a topographic depression within the Terra Sirenum region, which could hold key clues to understanding Mars' wet history. The study’s findings …

Mars rover data confirms ancient lake sediments on red planet
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Mars rover data confirms ancient lake sediments on red planet

The Hindu  

NASA's rover Perseverance has gathered data confirming the existence of ancient lake sediments deposited by water that once filled a giant basin on Mars called Jezero Crater, according to a study published on Friday. The findings from ground-penetrating radar observations conducted by the robotic rover substantiate previous orbital imagery and other data leading scientists to theorize that portions of Mars …

Scientists say new evidence suggests water exists on Mars, with possibility of life
2 years, 11 months ago

Scientists say new evidence suggests water exists on Mars, with possibility of life

ABC  

A team of scientists says it has new evidence that indicates salty, liquid water exists on Mars — bringing us one step closer to discovering life on the Red Planet. Key points: Scientists say they have more evidence that indicates liquid water exists below Mars' southern polar ice caps They say this brings humans one step closer to discovering life …

Curiosity rover finds new clues indicating Mars likely had salty lakes
3 years, 6 months ago

Curiosity rover finds new clues indicating Mars likely had salty lakes

India Today  

Scientists for long have believed that Mars in its past had conditions to support some form of life. Curiosity rover sent to study the surface of Mars has sent clues suggesting the red planet once had salty lakes. The Curiosity rover trundling on the surface of Mars has been a source of understanding the geology of the Gale crater that …

Water on Mars: Mystery Deepens around Dozens of Underground Lakes on Red Planet
3 years, 6 months ago

Water on Mars: Mystery Deepens around Dozens of Underground Lakes on Red Planet

News 18  

Mars is the closest planet that man-made technology ventured to explore life beyond Earth. About three years ago scientists confirmed that the dusty, dry red ball that is Mars, has lakes filled with liquid water. Researchers from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory examined the data from the European Space Agency’s Mars Express orbiter and observed dozens of radar reflections similar to …

Lakes on Mars: Radar signals deepen mystery around water on Red Planet
3 years, 6 months ago

Lakes on Mars: Radar signals deepen mystery around water on Red Planet

India Today  

Mars has always evoked curiosity and is the closest planet that human-made machines have ventured to investigate life beyond Earth. The study carries forward work from 2018 when signals from a radar instrument reflected off the Red Planet’s south pole appeared to reveal a liquid subsurface lake. Led by Aditya R Khuller and Jeffrey J Plaut from the Jet Propulsion …

Buried lakes of liquid water discovered on Mars 火星上发现埋藏的液态水湖泊
4 years, 2 months ago

Buried lakes of liquid water discovered on Mars 火星上发现埋藏的液态水湖泊

China Daily  

Buried lakes of liquid water discovered on Mars 火星上发现埋藏的液态水湖泊 Play audio file 科学家们在火星南极附近发现了三个地下湖泊。他们还证实了第四个湖泊的存在。 The chances of life surviving on the surface of Mars today are slim. 火星表面现在存在生命的可能性很小。这颗红色星球是一片沙漠，温度通常低于零下60摄氏度。但在地下的某些地方，微生物可能会勉强生存。 Now, scientists have confirmed the presence of four lakes about a kilometre beneath the Martian south polar ice cap. These lakes are kept liquid by large amounts of dissolved salts, which lower water's …

Liquid 'Water' Bodies Found Under Mars Surface
4 years, 3 months ago

Liquid 'Water' Bodies Found Under Mars Surface

News 18  

The European Space Agency ’s Mars mission Mars Express has discovered several liquid bodies under the south pole of the red planet using its Mars Advanced Radar for Subsurface and Ionosphere Sounding instrument. The ESA mission has found a large liquid body, separated from other smaller liquid bodies by dry patches. The MARSIS instrument on ESA’s Mars Express spacecraft functions …

Water on Mars: Researchers discover 3 buried lakes on red planet
4 years, 3 months ago

Water on Mars: Researchers discover 3 buried lakes on red planet

India Today  

Researchers have detected the presence of three more lakes, besides one large reservoir discovered two years ago, buried under the icy surface of the red planet, Mars. According to a paper published in Nature Astronomy on Monday, researchers have confirmed the presence of one saltwater lake, which was discovered by planetary scientists two years ago, and also found three more …

Liquid water 'lake' revealed on Mars 科学家在火星上发现液态水体
6 years, 4 months ago

Liquid water 'lake' revealed on Mars 科学家在火星上发现液态水体

China Daily  

Liquid water 'lake' revealed on Mars 科学家在火星上发现液态水体 Play audio file 研究人员们发现了火星上存在液态水体的证据。这片被科学家认作是湖的水体位于该行星南极的冰盖底部，横跨约二十公里（十二英里）。 文字稿 Since Nasa's Viking Mission tested Martian soil samples back in the 1970s, we've known the surface of Mars to be a desert – inhospitable to life as we know it. 自美国航空航天局（Nasa）在1970年代检测了由维京号计划从火星带回的土壤以来，火星表面一片荒芜且不适于生命生存这一道理就已为人熟知。但当火星勘探任务重点转向地表之下的时候，就有另一番景象开始浮出水面。 This discovery of water beneath the planet's South Pole is the result of radar echoes that were …

There’s a Giant, Salty Lake on Mars – What Does This Mean For Us?
6 years, 5 months ago

There’s a Giant, Salty Lake on Mars – What Does This Mean For Us?

The Quint  

The search for life on Mars just got a lot more interesting. This headline-making announcement sent shockwaves among Earthlings, as it raises the possibility that we are not alone on this lonely Blue Planet teeming with life and strife. According to a study published in the journal ‘Science’, scientists have reported the detection of a salt-laden lake that sits under …

WHAT PROOF HAS BEEN FOUND OF LIQUID WATER ON MARS?
6 years, 5 months ago

WHAT PROOF HAS BEEN FOUND OF LIQUID WATER ON MARS?

Daily Mail  

How important is the presence of liquid water? In 2012, Curiosity was meandering over an ancient martian seabed when it examined a number of rocks that were exposed to liquid water billions of years ago Recurring slope lineae and debate causes it Features known as recurring slope lineae were first identified in 2011. The space agency said that its Mars …

Life on Mars a possibility after discovery of first-ever liquid water lake
6 years, 5 months ago

Life on Mars a possibility after discovery of first-ever liquid water lake

India Today  

The new revelation takes space enthusiasts' excitement to a next level. Boffins have discovered the first-ever liquid water lake on Mars and is thought to be the largest body of liquid water ever found on the Red Planet. New findings from Nasa's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter provide the strongest evidence yet that liquid water flows intermittently on present-day Mars. - Orosei …

Lake of water detected on Mars raises hope of life beneath the surface
6 years, 5 months ago

Lake of water detected on Mars raises hope of life beneath the surface

The Telegraph  

A 12-mile long lake of liquid water has been detected under the polar ice caps of Mars, raising hopes that life could exist beneath the surface. Scientists operating ground-penetrating radar on board the European Space Agency’s Mars Express spacecraft, which is orbiting the red planet, announced the finding on Wednesday, ending decades of speculation. The huge body of water exists …

Mars: Evidence detected of lake beneath planet’s surface
6 years, 5 months ago

Mars: Evidence detected of lake beneath planet’s surface

CNN  

Story highlights New radar detections suggest a subsurface lake on Mars CNN — A lake of liquid water has been detected by radar beneath the southern polar ice cap of Mars, according to a new study by Italian researchers from the Italian Space Agency, published Wednesday in the journal Science. It sent radar pulses through the surface and polar ice …

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