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Unknown Ancient Crater Lake Found On Mars With Evidence Of Waterbeds
A study led by US' Brown University researchers' have located an unknown ancient crater lake on Mars. The study, published in Planetary Science Journal, claimed that the mysterious crater may have remains of ancient stream beds and ponds. Considered to be a part of the lost Martian glacier, the lake is different from Gale and Jezero craters. Scientists are optimistic that this finding can connect dots between theory and observation.
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Study Suggests Megafloods In Mars' Gale Crater; Hints Life In Past
In a recent study published in Scientific Reports, traces of 'megaripples' or 'antidunes' from a megaflood, which has washed through Gale crater on Mars' equator have been discovered. As per NASA's curiosity rover, the ripples has suggested that the flood occurred from ice-melting due to heat generated by a meteoric impact. While comparisons are being drawn between Earth and Mars, scientists are convinced that Mars sustained life in… read-more
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