The Daily Mail has some photos released by NASA that may very well indicate that water is actually still flowing on Mars. There appear to be new deposits of something light colored, possibly frost, in areas where there was none previously.
Dramatic new photographs of Mars have revealed the possible existence of water on its surface.
The images – released for the first time on Wednesday by the US space agency NASA – were taken earlier this year in an attempt to unlock the secrets of the Red Planet.
Experts have long believed water was to be found on Mars, which is subject to extreme weather conditions. This latest discovery may provide vital proof there was life on Mars and that it is possible for man to land on its arid and rocky surface.
NASA researchers have documented the formation of new craters on the plant's surface and found bright, light-coloured deposits in gullies that were not present in previous photos.
They concluded the deposits – possibly mud, salt or frost – were left there when water recently cascaded through the channels.
In another photo a number of gullies on a crater wall can be clearly seen. The scientists believe that they may have been formed in relatively recent Martian history by erosion caused by flowing, liquid water.
Actual liquid water on Mars would be a very, very big deal. As always, stories like this give me a chance to link to the NASA site and some more incredible photographs.
