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First Liquid Water on Mars? Tuesday, February 24, 2009 - Iddo Genuth Home >> Headlines >> Space   
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NASA's Phoenix lander may have captured the first images of liquid water on Mars - droplets that apparently splashed onto the spacecraft's leg during landing, according to some members of the Phoenix team. The controversial observation could be explained by the mission's previous discovery of perchlorate salts in the soil, since the salts can keep water liquid at sub-zero temperatures. (source: newscientist.com)
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