Saturday, 8 March 2008

HiRISE Discovers a Possibly Once-Habitable Ancient Mars Lake


Source: University of Arizona
Image Credit: NASA/JPL/University of Arizona

Scientists studying images from The University of Arizona-led High Resolution Imaging Experiment camera on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter have discovered never-before-seen impact "megabreccia" and a possibly once-habitable ancient lake on Mars at a place called Holden crater. (read more)

Links:
Universidade do Arizona (comunicado de imprensa)
HiRISE (comunicado de imprensa)
PhysOrg.com
MSNBC
Science Daily

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