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Barren Lake Found on Mars

MarsOrbiterPictures sent by NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter show a 30-mile-long canyon that once held water. This canyon lake most likely formed 3.4 billion years ago and reached depths of 1,500 feet. The water probably froze or evaporated during a period of climate change.

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Comments about “Barren Lake Found on Mars”

  1. Person says:
    January 11, 2010 at 8:39 pm

    neat…

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  2. Gecko says:
    June 26, 2009 at 2:40 pm

    Wow, finally a clue that water is on Mars. I wonder if there’s ice around the canyon area.

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  3. Bolt#3 says:
    June 19, 2009 at 3:06 pm

    I like science, so this is great news for me to know. Thanks BoysLife!

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  4. Anonymous says:
    June 19, 2009 at 9:30 am

    except that the world has only been around for about 10,000 years, that’s pretty interesting.

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