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[ngunn]

An interesting article from Space Daily today: http://www.marsdaily.com/reports/Shallow_G...n_Mars_999.html

[ZLD]

Conclusions - The presence of salts on and in the surface of Mars and of water vapour (up to saturation) in the near-surface martian atmosphere indicate the possible existence of at least temporarily present liquid brines at temperatures far below 0° C. Evaporation (in warm early time) and (later) sublimation must have dried out salt lakes on the surface of Mars, which might have existed in the Noachian and early Hesperian. Salt lakes without sub-surface supply of water might be possible on present Mars in closed sub-surface cavities only.

This was a pretty interesting read. Thanks for pointing it out.

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