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Reservoir of liquid water found deep in Martian rocks

www.bbc.com Mars water: Liquid water reservoirs found under Martian crust

Studies of quakes detected from the planet's surface found it in the planet's rocky outer crust.

Mars water: Liquid water reservoirs found under Martian crust

Scientists have discovered a reservoir of liquid water on Mars - deep in the rocky outer crust of the planet.

The findings come from a new analysis of data from Nasa’s Mars Insight Lander, which touched down on the planet back in 2018.

The lander carried a seismometer, which recorded four years' of vibrations - Mars quakes - from deep inside the Red Planet.

Analysing those quakes - and exactly how the planet moves - revealed "seismic signals" of liquid water.

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