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  • MARS LAKE PICTURE: First Proof of Ancient Shores Found

    Interesting From the page: June 18, 2009--The first-ever shoreline discovered on Mars would be a prime place to try and dig up proof of past microbial life on the red planet, researchers have announced. The newfound shore (seen above in an artist's rendering) lies along what was once a... more

    Reviewed by rod42 Jun 22, 09:06am ( 35 reviews ) • nationalgeographic.com

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  • Rated by insyen on Sep 28, 1:59am

    interesting

  • Rated by manujarch on Jul 10, 2:27pm

    Gr8!

  • Rated by silvamagna on Jul 02, 2:33am

    From the page: "Although most ancient deltas on Mars have been badly eroded by winds, the new lakeshores have been sheltered within a valley just north of the equator called Shalbatana Vallis. "

  • Rated by geauxlsu225 on Jun 27, 8:45pm

    MARS LAKE PICTURE: First Proof of Ancient Shores Found

  • Rated by rod42 on Jun 22, 9:06am

    Interesting From the page: June 18, 2009--The first-ever shoreline discovered on Mars would be a prime place to try and dig up proof of past microbial life on the red planet, researchers have announced. The newfound shore (seen above in an artist's rendering) lies along what was once a body of water about the size of North America's Lake Champlain (see map), said the University of Colorado at Boulder team that spotted the feature. Although most ancient deltas on Mars have been badly eroded by winds, the new lake has been sheltered within a valley just north of the equator called Shalbatana Vallis. Planetary geologist and lead author Gaetano Di Achille said he and his colleagues first spotted hints of the ancient lake in 2007 in sediment data from European Space Agency's Infrared Imaging Surveyor. Now the scientists say they have "unambiguous evidence" of the well-maintained shoreline, thanks to high-resolution pictures of the region from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. The lake is thought to be just three billion years old--which would mean the region was watery 300 million years after Mars's warm, wet period is thought to have ended, the team says. Despite the lake's scientific attractiveness, it might be a while before robotic probes can make the trek. "It wouldn't be that easy to land in the lake," Di Achille said. But "in the future, it will definitely be one of the best places for looking at the presence of life."

  • Rated by thewhizzer on Jun 20, 11:55pm

    Supposedly the truth but who can really be certain of that oh yes National Geographic...well maybe but certainly something was there aeons ago...

  • Rated by ccynthia on Jun 19, 9:32pm

    Great piece of possible planetary life besides Earth.