Mars Water Mystery Solved: Up to 99% May Be Locked in Crust, Not Lost to Space
A new synthesis of orbital data, rover observations, and geochemical modeling reveals that Mars’s ancient water did not simply vanish into space. Between 30% and 99% of it was sequestered in hydrated minerals deep within the planet’s crust. This dual fate—atmospheric escape and crustal storage—has profound implications for future crewed missions, in-situ resource utilization, and the search for subsurface life.
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