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July 11, 2014

NASA Spacecraft Observes Further Evidence of Dry Ice Gullies on Mars
Pasadena CA (JPL) Jul 11, 2014
Repeated high-resolution observations made by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) indicate the gullies on Mars' surface are primarily formed by the seasonal freezing of carbon dioxide, not liquid water. The first reports of formative gullies on Mars in 2000 generated excitement and NASA Spacecraft Observes Further Evidence of Dry Ice Gullies on Marss because they suggested the presence of liquid water on the Red Planet, the eroding action of which forms gullies here on Earth. Mars has water v ... read more

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