Signs of Ancient Ocean on Mars Spotted by European Spacecraft

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Date: 06 February 2012 Time: 05:02 PM ET

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The Mars Express spacecraft's MARSIS collects data on the subsurface of Mars. CREDIT: ESA, C. Carreau View full size image

A European spacecraft orbiting Mars has found more revealing evidence that an ocean may have covered parts of the Red Planet billions of years ago.
The European Space Agency's Mars Express spacecraft detected sediments on Mars' northern plains that are reminiscent of an ocean floor, in a region that has also previously been identified as the site of ancient Martian shorelines, the researchers said.

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