According to research, the water most likely would have seeped from the surface billions of years ago, when Mars harbored rivers, lakes and possibly oceans.
New research suggests that Mars may be drenched beneath its surface with enough water, trapped in tiny cracks and pores of rock, to form a global ocean. According to the findings released Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science s, the water is believed to be seven to 12 miles beneath the surface in the Martian crust, and most likely would have seeped from the surface more than billions of years ago when Mars harbored rivers, lakes and possibly oceans.
RELATED: Water frost found on Mars' volcanoes in 'significant first,' scientists sayThe researchers said the results have implications for understanding Mars’ water cycle, determining the fate of past surface water and searching for past or extant life. Although the InSight lander is no longer working, scientists continue to analyze the data collected from 2018 through 2022, in search of more information about Mars’ interior.
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