Liquid Water on Mars
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May 27, 2009
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Download video directlyThanks to the Phoenix lander, we know that water exists on Mars as ice. Recently, scientists at NASA and in Spain have addressed whether liquid water could exist there, even in the harsh Martian climate. Watch this videocast to learn more about their research.
Reference: "Stability against freezing of aqueous solutions on early Mars" by Alberto G. Fairen, Alfonso F. Davila, Luis Gago-Duport, Ricardo Amils, and Christopher P. McKay in the journal Nature, May 21, 2009, vol. 459, no.7245, pp. 401-404.
