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Spacecraft fleet zeroing in on Martian water reserves
12-07-2006 · European Space Agency (ESA)The discovery of bright deposits on Mars, announced today by NASA, could indicate that liquid water has recently flowed on a few locations on the planet. The new data help planetary scientists involved with several missions orbiting the Red Planet focus their quest to understand the Martian water cycle.
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