Where Did Water on Mars Go? Maybe, Nowhere. - The Cosmic Companion March 17, 2021
Mars likely once had great oceans. Where did they go? The water might still be there.
Water on Mars disappeared long ago — or did it? Could Mars still hold onto to vast oceans worth of water?
Mars was once a water world, filled with massive oceans, rivers and lakes. At one time, the Red Planet could have held onto enough water to cover that world with a global ocean between 100 to 1,500 meters (330 to 4,900 feet) deep — about half the volume of the Atlantic Ocean.
Then, nearly four billion years ago, most of that water was lost, leaving behind the arid desert world we know today. But where did all this water go?
Caltech researchers think they have a surprising answer — most of it may still be there.
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