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Ocean with life-giving liquid water found on Martian subsurface in stunning discovery

A recent study based on data from NASA's InSight lander and published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences on Monday revealed a massive reserve of liquid water under the Mars' surface, indicating favorable conditions for possible microbiological life.

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Evidence suggests Mars once had rivers and vast oceans, but the water disappeared about 3B years ago when the planet lost its atmosphere. Some of it froze into ice, but scientists have long sought to learn where the remainder went. New data indicate that water filtered into the crust rather than escaping into space.

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The InSight lander's seismometer data reveals that Mars has sufficient groundwater to potentially submerge the planet's surface under 1 mile (1.6 km) of deep water.

The probe's scientific mission ended in December 2022, after it had detected more than 1,319 earthquakes, or marsquakes, during the four years it was operational.

By monitoring these marsquakes and planetary motions, researchers found "seismic signals" indicating the presence of liquid water. These methods, according to Professor Michael Manga from UC Berkeley, are similar to the ones geologists use to search for water on Earth or to look for oil and gas.

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However, the water may be difficult to tap because of its estimated depth of 6 to 12 miles (10 to 20 km) in the Martian crust.

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According to a recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences on Monday, data based on NASA's InSight lander, have revealed a massive reserve of liquid water under the planet's surface, indicating favorable conditions for possible microbiological life. 

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The probe's scientific mission ended in December 2022, after the it had detected more than 1,319 earthquakes, or marsquakes, during the four years it was operational.

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By monotoring these marsquakes and planetary motions, the researchers found "seismic signals" that indicate the presence of liquid water. These methods, according to Professor Michael Manga from UC Berkeley, are similar to the ones geologist use to search for water on Earth or to look for oil and gas.

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Due to its estimated depth of six to 12 miles (10 to 20 km) in the Martian crust, the water may be difficult to tap.

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Scientists have long been fascinated by the idea of discovering liquid water on Mars. The most recent findings give evidence that Mars possesses liquid water under its surface, in addition to the frozen water visible at its poles. If confirmed, this discovery would be game-changing for scientists interested in the possibility of life on Mars and the continuing effort to determine the planet's habitability.

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Finding liquid water on Mars suggests there could be life, but as of yet, no life has been detected. According to the dominant theory, Mars never had life. Even though Mars had the same basic ingredients as early Earth and similar watery conditions, it never had the necessary conditions for life to develop. There were inorganic geological and chemical processes, but no organic life on Mars. The Sun removed Mars's atmosphere over three billion years ago, drying out any liquid surface water and causing its current appearance. 

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There is an 11% chance we will find life on Mars by 2050, according to the Metaculus prediction community.

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Reservoir of liquid water found deep in Martian rocks

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These findings show that scientists' long-hope desire to find water on Mars is coming to fruition. If confirmed, this discovery would be game-changing for scientists interested in the possibility of life on Mars and the continuing effort to establish the planet as habitable — in the past, present, and future.

Water may suggest life on Mars, but none has been found yet and so far there's little evidence to the contrary. Although Mars had the same basic ingredients as early Earth and similar watery conditions, it never had the necessary conditions for life to develop, and eventually the sun removed Mars' atmosphere. We're a long way from Mars being inhabitable.

There's an 11% chance life will be found on Mars by Jan. 1, 2050, according to the Metaculus prediction community.

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