Fraser Cain on Nostr: The evidence is overwhelming that Mars once had plenty of water on its surface. Today ...
The evidence is overwhelming that Mars once had plenty of water on its surface. Today that water is gone. Where did it go? NASA's Curiosity rover is currently exploring Gale Crater and has found deposits of carbon-rich minerals that could provide a hint. These carbonates reveal that the region underwent extreme amounts of evaporation, either from a series of wet-dry cycles within the crater or from very salty water that formed under a sheet of ice.
https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasa-new-insights-into-how-mars-became-uninhabitable/ 
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