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(Photo : NASA on Unsplash) A team of geologists and atmospheric scientists has produced a modern vision of Mars' history by plugging observations of the red planet into new models: Many of the planet's ancient water may have been frozen in crystals in the crust, where it may still be found today. Where Did They Go? Buttes on Mars According to previous studies, the majority of Mars' water fled into space when the planet's atmosphere was washed away by the sun's radiation. However, according to a recent report published today in the journal Science and discussed practically at this year's Lunar...

The findings overturn the long-held theory that most of the red planet’s water escaped into the cosmos due to Mars’ low gravity levels. This image made available by NASA shows the planet Mars. This composite photo was created from over 100 images of Mars taken by Viking Orbiters in the 1970s. (NASA via AP) (CN) — The numerous, abundant bodies of water that once dotted Mars’ surface billions of years ago have vanished but scientists believe the desert world is storing up to 99% of its water in the planet’s crust, according to a NASA-funded study released Tuesday. The red planet’s a...

Water on Mars: The Red Planet is mostly bone-dry today (Image: GETTY) READ MORE If Mars's water escaped into space through the atmosphere, the researchers would expect to find a very specific ratio of hydrogen to deuterium. Instead, their findings suggest the planet's water was lost through atmospheric escape as well as being locked up in the crust. On Earth, water that seeps into the crust forms mineral with water in their structure. The minerals are melted down and the water works its way back into the atmosphere through plate tectonics and volcanism. Trending Mars, however, does not have a...

Donna Shirley made space history in the 1990s as the first woman to manage a NASA program. At the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, California, the veteran aerospace engineer led both the Mars Exploration Program and the team that built Sojourner, the first rover to land on the Red Planet. That climaxed the Mars Pathfinder mission on July 4, 1997. Here are 11 facts about Shirley’s life and career. 1. Donna Shirley was eager to escape her small-town Oklahoma roots. Shirley was born in Pauls Valley, Oklahoma, on July 27, 1941, to a doctor and a former horseback riding instructor, b...

Portland firm's tech helps Perseverance rover roam Mars A Beaverton company is celebrating a project that is out of this world. Test and measurement equipment built by Tektronix played a key role in the buildout of the Mars Perseverance rover. The rover landed on Mars on Thursday, Feb. 18 — Earth time — and is designed to better understand the geology of Mars and seek signs of ancient life, according to NASA, the agency in charge of the mission. The mission is to collect and store a set of rock and soil samples that could be returned to Earth in the future. NASA's key objectives ...