Mars water: Liquid water reservoirs found under Martian crust
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Studies of quakes detected from the planet's surface found it in the planet's rocky outer crust.

Scientists have discovered a reservoir of liquid water on Mars - deep in the rocky outer crust of the planet.

The findings come from a new analysis of data from Nasa’s Mars Insight Lander, which touched down on the planet back in 2018.

The lander carried a seismometer, which recorded four years’ of vibrations - Mars quakes - from deep inside the Red Planet.

Analysing those quakes - and exactly how the planet moves - revealed “seismic signals” of liquid water.

  • themeatbridgeEnglish
    30•4 months ago

    Yeah, but the drill bit would need to be 140 million miles long just to reach Mars.

    • @3ntranced@lemmy.worldEnglish
      4•4 months ago

      Nah just a 10 mile long pole, strong enough to break through planetary geological plates in a straight on blow, thrown really really really fast from earth.

      • @turmacar@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2•4 months ago

        If you don’t care how long it takes to get there and can effectively use the ITN you don’t even need to leave going that fast.

        • @3ntranced@lemmy.worldEnglish
          2•4 months ago

          Side thought, all I can think of now is developing the technology to accelerate the rotation of some of these ITN “slingshot” planets to speeds where they become giant versions of those hotwheels motorized launcher tracks.