Evidence of Martian Ocean Is Reported
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events: 1900-2001
- Categories: Science, Aviation, Space Exploration
- Subcategories: Scientists, Astronomy, Astronomers, Cosmology
- Curriculum: American History 1951-present
- Geographical Location: Rhode Island
- Date: December 9, 1999
Article abstract: A team of scientists at Brown University presented topographical measurements that indicated that an ocean had once existed on Mars.
Oceans Away
Through a study of the topography of Mars, planetary geologist James W. Head III and a team of scientists at Brown University discovered evidence consistent with there having once been rivers, lakes, and perhaps even vast seas on the red planet. Head and his colleagues analyzed topographical measurements taken by the Mars orbiter laser altimeter, an instrument on the Mars Global Surveyor. They...
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