Water on Mars: BOMBSHELL discovery of ‘active groundwater and streams’ on Martian surface

The USC researchers have proposed water on Mars exists within the scope of a broader geographical area than previously thought.

If confirmed, an active system of water some 2,460ft (750m) underground could be forcing water to the surface.

Study co-author Abotalib Z Abotalib, a postdoctoral research associate at USC, noted similar behaviour of water systems in the aridest regions on Earth.

He said: “We have seen the same mechanisms in the North African Sahara and in the Arabian Peninsula, and it helped us explore the same mechanism on Mars.”

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