Ancient Ocean that covered 1/3 of Mars with Water, A new study conducted by University of Colorado at Boulder scientists. |
Ancient Ocean that covered 1/3 of Mars with Water, A new study conducted by University of Colorado at Boulder scientists. |
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Jun 15 2010, 12:33 AM
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I found this article about Mars being covered with Water and found it interesting.
June 13, 2010 Here is the article: http://www.colorado.edu/news/r/f9b2e812247...b0735f7098.html |
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Aug 21 2013, 11:02 PM
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The evidence is fragmentary yes, but compelling for continental crusts and oceans at 4.4 Mya ago (detrial zircons - Yilgarn Craton, Western Australia). At that stage Earth was just a baby and the LHB was just getting into stride. There is no certainty as to the LHB time scale or the impact intensity distribution over the period, but given the evidence from the moon and Mars for hefty impactors a cycle of ocean vaporisation and condensation, for both Earth and Mars seems more likely than not.
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