As per scientist any flowing Martin water is salty and not pure.
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Researchers measured the spectral signatures of hydrated minerals on the planet’s slopes where mysterious, possibly water-related streaks are found. Lujendra Ojha first discovered the streaks in 2010 when he was a University of Arizona undergraduate.
Scientists did not have proof, however, that these streaks – which would form in spring, grow by summer and then disappear by fall – were actually water.
According to NASA, the water found on Mars is brine, saturated with different salts such as perchlorates.
After studying images from NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO), a spacecraft the orbits the planet, scientist determined that the planet contains liquid water.
Google is celebrating National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) discovery of water on the surface of Mars with a Google Doodle.
Hydrated salts precipitate from liquid water, so detecting them is a big deal.
THE chances of anything coming from Mars are a million to one, but the search for martian life has just been boosted with the discovery of a precious, life giving resource – water.
They say more than 4 billion years ago, Mars was covered with water 137 meters deep and that almost all of it has since evaporated into space.
It is said that for water to exist in the liquid form on its surface in warm seasons when temperatures vary from -23 to 27 degrees Celsius, it will have to contain salt.
Nasa’s Mars rover, Curiosity, has been exploring the Gale Crater on the planet since 2012 and found tantalising clues of possible life in the past.
The real question from this discovery becomes – where did the water for this briny solution come from?
NASA researchers say further exploration is warranted to determine whether any microscopic life might exist on modern-day Mars.
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He and the team, which included several NASA scientists, concluded there is strong evidence for seasonal, salty water flow, which could point to the planet’s potential for life.
