Greatest find ever! Evidence of liquid water found for the first time on Mars, will the Red Planet be the second home of humans?
For a long time, scientists have been searching for water in space because water can become the basis of life on another planet. Meanwhile, scientists have found new evidence that indicates that water may exist on Mars. It is being considered a major breakthrough in a long journey of discovery related to the presence of life on Mars. The study, led by the University of Cambridge, used off-radar data. Studies show that liquid water may exist beneath Mars’ south polar ice cap. This discovery is also important because after the Moon, now the eyes of scientists are on Mars.
The second author of the study, Dr Francis Butcher of the University of Sheffield, said the study’s second author, “This study provides the best indication so far of the presence of liquid water on Mars.” Two of the most prominent evidence we look to when searching for subglacial lakes on Earth (a lake that exists under a glacier or ice sheet) are now found on Mars.’ He said in his statement that liquid water is an important element for life, although it does not mean that life exists on Mars.
Was life possible on Mars before?
Francis Butcher said that even in extremely low temperatures, if the water below the South Pole is in a liquid state, it will probably be salt water, making it difficult for any microscopic organism to survive in it. However it raises hope that there was a more habitable environment in the past when the climate was relatively less harsh. The international team of researchers also included scientists from the University of Nantes and University College Dublin. They used the spacecraft’s laser-altimeter measurements to probe the upper surface of the ice cap.
Temperature on Mars – 140 °C
They found that these patterns matched predictions from computer models that described how water beneath the ice cap could affect the surface. Like Earth, there are layers of thick ice on both poles of Mars. Their volume is comparable to that of the Greenland ice sheet. However, unlike Earth’s ice sheets, the Red Planet’s ice caps are believed to be completely frozen. The average temperature on Mars is -62 °C, but in winter at the poles it can drop to -140 °C.
