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Mark Waghorn

Scientists Find Evidence For Lakes Under Martian Ice Cap

The southern polar ice cap of Mars, as photographed by the Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) in 2005. The large ice sheet is thought to hide sub surface liquid water. (NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems)

A new study suggests the presence of liquid water and recent geothermal activity under the southern polar cap of Mars – an environment favorable to life.

Scientists have found evidence of a vast lake beneath the frozen and flat ground, identified from data gathered by an orbiting spacecraft.

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