Thanks to the Mars Express probe, a study has finally revealed that there is water in a liquid state near the south pole of Mars.
Water in sight! We have changed the mythical seafaring phrase that used to be said when firm land was sighted, for one that is better adapted to the discovery that has just been made. For decades there has been a lot of debate about the existence of water on Mars, but finally the debate seems to have come to an end. A recent study that has been published in the journal Science, ensures without a doubt that there is a lake of liquid water on Mars.
The journal Science reveals a study that confirms that there is liquid water on Mars.
This has been made possible by the Mars Express probe, which has found a large amount of liquid water 20 kilometers in diameter that is located under the south pole of Mars. This finding has been validated by the Italian Space Agency (ASI). The astronomers in the study are also Italian. Roberto Battiston, president of this Italian organization, this is the most important investigation in recent years.
According to the data from this study, we can find water in a liquid state and it would have a low temperature and high salinity, something that is a problem for life, making it very complicated, but the discovery is of vital importance.
The water found on Mars bears some similarity to the subglacial reserves of Antarctica on our planet, where quite simple organisms have been found.
It was thanks to the Mars Express probe, which between 2012 and 2015, MARSIS instrumentation was used to conduct a study of the red giant, focusing on the Planum Australe area, which is located near the south pole.
Using the instruments 29 times within this same area, Mars Express has been able to identify a large body of water located underground. This confirms theories that have been postulating about the planet for decades and confirms the hypotheses about the existence of liquid water under the poles of the Martian planet.
Source: SPC
