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First Lake Of Liquid Water Discovered On Mars

First Lake Of Liquid Water is located under a layer of Martian ice. It is the largest body of liquid water ever found on the Red Planet. According to the researchers in the US journal Science, the lake is about 12 miles wide.

Raising and increasing the possibility of more water or even life, a massive underground lake has been detected for the first time on Mars by the international astronomers. 

Mars is now cold, barren and dry but used to be warm and wet. It was home to plenty of liquid water and lakes at least 3.6 billion years ago.

Alan Duffy who is an associate professor at Swinburne University in Australia, according to him this stunning discovery on Mars suggests that the water on Mars is not temporary like the other previous discoveries but a persistent body of water that provides the conditions for life for extended periods of time. 

The temperature is likely below the freezing point to that of pure water, but due to the presence of magnesium, calcium, and sodium it can remain liquid. 

Since the lake is so cold and briny, and mixed with a heavy dose of dissolved Martian salts and minerals, some experts are skeptical of the possibility. 

This discovery can turn helpful to humans. Being able to access water sources could also help humans survive on a future crewed mission to Earth's neighboring planet. 

This particular lake, however, would not be drinkable, and lies almost a mile deep (1.5 kilometers) beneath the icy surface in a harsh and frigid environment. 

Such discoveries are key to unlocking the mystery of whether life ever formed on Mars in its ancient past, or if it might persist today that's why scientists are eager to find signs of contemporary water. 

A region called Planum Australe which is located in the southern ice cap of Mars is surveyed by the lead author Roberto Orosei of the Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica in Bologna, Italy, from May 2012 until December 2015. 

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With the use of radar instruments on board the European Space Agency's Mars Express orbiter, launched in 2003 the discovery was made. 

The tool is called the Mars Advanced Radar for Subsurface and Ionosphere Sounding (MARSIS). The tool was designed to find subsurface water by sending radar pulses that penetrate the surface and ice caps.

It is bound to heighten speculation about the presence of living organisms on the Red Planet and is a discovery of extraordinary significance. 

The reflections provide scientists with information about what lies beneath the surface. There are total of 29 number of sets of radar samplings which helped scientists to map the outlines of the lake.

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