I'm surprised that more hasn't been said about the rather obvious signs of long term pooling water in the basin of the crater (under the sand).
Am I mistaken?
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The white outcrops contain a high concentration of salts which removes all doubt water play a roll in their formation. The data is still being analyzed to determine how long and how deep the water pooled. some location suggest the water wasn't ever more than a few inches deep while examining crater wall, some locations show evidence of water being present over millions of years but may have only been evaporation pools.
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Here's the link to Steve Squyres home page, plenty of news updates.
http://athena1.cornell.edu/
Here's the link to Steve Squyres home page, plenty of news updates.
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This link may help your research.
http://sci.esa.int/science-e/www/object ... ctid=31026
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http://sci.esa.int/science-e/www/object ... ctid=31026
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