Enormous hidden ocean discovered under Mars could contain life
Enormous hidden ocean discovered under Mars could contain life
A stream of liquid water could be brimming beneath the craggy, tan rock crust on Mars, enough to make up a whole ocean, according to a NASA study, whose results were published on Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).
Geophysicists have discovered a gigantic hidden ocean beneath Mars' surface, and they say it could harbor life.
The massive underground reservoir, discovered using seismic data taken by NASA's InSight Lander, contains enough liquid to cover the entire planet with a mile of water. However, it is far too deep to access by any known means.
Trapped inside a layer of fractured rock 7 to 13 miles (11.5 to 20 kilometers) beneath the Red Planet's outer crust, reaching the water would require a drilling operation that has yet-to-be achieved on Earth.
