Friday, September 28, 2012

Curiosity snaps signs of vigorous stream on Mars

(Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS)

 Shots of rocky outcrops in Gale Crater show rounded gravel that mission scientists say provides concrete evidence of an ancient stream bed. The sizes of the stones suggest the water was moving at about a metre per second, and was somewhere between ankle and hip deep.

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