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Small lakes on early Mars may have stayed liquid for decades, even though average air temperatures were far below freezing. New research suggests that cold conditions alone may not have prevented long-lasting surface water on the Red Planet.
Researchers from Rice University used a climate model modified for Mars to explore whether lakes could have survived in places such as Gale Crater near the planet's equator. Their results show that lakes could remain liqui...
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