Lakes on Mars
In summer 1965, the first close-up images from Mars showed a cratered desert with no signs of water. [1] [2] [3] However, over the decades, as more parts of the planet were imaged with better cameras on more sophisticated satellites, Mars showed evidence of past river valleys, lakes, and present ice in glaciers and in the ground. [4] It was discovered that the climate of Mars displays huge changes over geologic time because its axis is not stabilized by a large moon, as Earth's is. [5] [6] [7] Also, some researchers maintain that surface liquid water could have existed for periods of time due to geothermal effects or asteroid impacts. [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] This article describes some of the places that could have held large lakes.
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| 2018 |
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4. Valles Marineris canyon system 8. Western Elysium Planitia Paleolake |
lake 0.399 water 0.217 basin 0.207 chasma 0.183 holden 0.174 lakes 0.167 deposits 0.148 terby 0.134 hellas 0.133 crater 0.127 clays 0.121 gale 0.120 ocean 0.118 candor 0.116 eridania 0.111 |
In summer 1965, the first close-up images from Mars showed a cratered desert with no signs of water. [1] [2] [3] However, over the decades, as more parts of the planet were imaged with better cameras on more sophisticated satellites, Mars showed evidence of past river valleys, lakes, and present ice in glaciers and in the ground. [4] It was discovered that the climate of Mars displays huge changes over geologic time because its axis is not stabilized by a large moon, as Earth's is. [5] [6] [7] Also, some researchers maintain that surface liquid water could have existed for periods of time due to geothermal effects or asteroid impacts. [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] This article describes some of the places that could have held large lakes. |
| 2017 |
338292 characters 19 sections 72 paragraphs 52 images 326 internal links 186 external links |
3. History of observational evidence for Martian oceans 4. Valles Marineris canyon system |
lake 0.390 water 0.218 basin 0.192 chasma 0.187 holden 0.178 deposits 0.152 lakes 0.149 gale 0.140 terby 0.137 clays 0.133 crater 0.132 candor 0.118 hellas 0.112 ocean 0.109 eridania 0.103 |
In summer 1965, the first close-up pictures from Mars showed a cratered desert with no signs of water. [1] [2] [3] However, over the decades, as more parts of the planet were imaged with better cameras on more sophisticated satellites, Mars showed evidence of past river valleys, lakes, and ice in glaciers and in the ground. [4] It was discovered that the climate of Mars displays huge changes over geologic time because its axis is not stabilized by a large moon, as Earth's is. [5] [6] [7] Also, some researchers maintain that water could exist for periods of time due to geothermal effects or asteroid impacts. [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] |
| 2016 |
316238 characters 18 sections 63 paragraphs 47 images 310 internal links 166 external links |
3. History of observational evidence for Martian oceans 4. Valles Marineris canyon system |
lake 0.392 water 0.213 chasma 0.201 holden 0.191 basin 0.185 gale 0.151 terby 0.147 clays 0.143 crater 0.138 lakes 0.137 deposits 0.127 candor 0.127 ocean 0.117 hellas 0.112 marineris 0.103 |
In summer 1965, the first close-up pictures from Mars showed a cratered desert with no signs of water. [1] [2] [3] However, over the decades, as more parts of the planet were imaged with better cameras on more sophisticated satellites, Mars showed evidence of past river valleys, lakes, and ice in glaciers and in the ground. [4] It was discovered that the climate of Mars displays huge changes over geologic time because its axis is not stabilized by a large moon, as Earth's is. [5] [6] [7] Also, some researchers maintain that water could exist for periods of time due to geothermal effects or asteroid impacts. [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] |
| 2015 |
262012 characters 18 sections 60 paragraphs 47 images 307 internal links 89 external links |
3. History of observational evidence for Martian oceans 4. Valles Marineris canyon system 8. Geologic history of Holden Crater |
lake 0.388 water 0.220 chasma 0.203 holden 0.192 basin 0.187 gale 0.152 terby 0.148 lakes 0.146 clays 0.144 crater 0.139 candor 0.128 deposits 0.123 ocean 0.118 hellas 0.113 marineris 0.104 |
In the summer of 1965, the first close-up pictures from Mars revealed a cratered desert with no signs of water. [1] [2] [3] However, over the decades, as more parts of the planet were imaged with better cameras on more sophisticated satellites, Mars showed evidence of past river valleys, lakes, and ice in glaciers and in the ground. [4] It was discovered that the climate of Mars displays huge changes over geologic time because its axis is not stabilized by a large moon like our Earth. [5] [6] [7] Also, some researchers maintain that water could exist for periods of time due to geothermal effects or asteroid impacts. [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] |