New evidence River Ever Flowing on Mars | A recent study conducted by researchers from Brown University suggests that Mars once had an ancient riverbed. researchers |
find a network of narrow mountains in Mars crater, which displays the fossilized remains of the ground cracks.
The ground cracks indicate that water once flowed on Mars. This study adds new evidence related to Mars that have active hydrology.
With this active hydrology, scientists can gain new knowledge in order to look for evidence of ancient life on the red planet. Scientists believe if the water flow is still there, then it is likely the water circulated through the cracks.
Scientists also believe that the circulating water, will slowly be able to fill the gap with mineral deposits, which will be harder than the surrounding rock. Rock on Mars may also eroded over millions of years and hard mineral material coating that will remain in place.
To test the hypothesis, scientists mapped more than 4,000 mountains in two Martian craters. Scientists use high-resolution imaging from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.
Another hypothesis also suggests that the structure of these mountains are formed from volcanic magma into the surrounding rock. "This suggests that the formation of cracks produced by the energy of the impact of local events and are not associated with volcanic regional scale," said researcher Lee Saper, as quoted RedOrbit, Wednesday (30/01/2013).
The team also discovered that exclusively mountains are in the area, where the surrounding rocks rich in iron-magnesium soil. Mineral regarded as a sign that the water had been present in Martian rocks.
find a network of narrow mountains in Mars crater, which displays the fossilized remains of the ground cracks.
The ground cracks indicate that water once flowed on Mars. This study adds new evidence related to Mars that have active hydrology.
With this active hydrology, scientists can gain new knowledge in order to look for evidence of ancient life on the red planet. Scientists believe if the water flow is still there, then it is likely the water circulated through the cracks.
Scientists also believe that the circulating water, will slowly be able to fill the gap with mineral deposits, which will be harder than the surrounding rock. Rock on Mars may also eroded over millions of years and hard mineral material coating that will remain in place.
To test the hypothesis, scientists mapped more than 4,000 mountains in two Martian craters. Scientists use high-resolution imaging from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.
Another hypothesis also suggests that the structure of these mountains are formed from volcanic magma into the surrounding rock. "This suggests that the formation of cracks produced by the energy of the impact of local events and are not associated with volcanic regional scale," said researcher Lee Saper, as quoted RedOrbit, Wednesday (30/01/2013).
The team also discovered that exclusively mountains are in the area, where the surrounding rocks rich in iron-magnesium soil. Mineral regarded as a sign that the water had been present in Martian rocks.
