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Jess Thomson

Scientists find hint of hidden liquid water ocean deep below Mars' surface

An illustration of Mars.

There might be a hidden ocean's worth of liquid water below the surface of Mars, seismic evidence suggests.

According to a new paper published April 25 in the journal National Science Review, recordings of seismic waves from deep within the Red Planet indicate that a layer of liquid water may be lurking in the Martian rocks between 3.4 and 5 miles [5.4 to 8 kilometers] below the surface.

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