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High-Silica ‘Halos’ Shed Light on Wet Ancient Mars

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Discolored Fracture Zones in Martian Sandstone

Pale “halos” around fractures in bedrock analyzed by NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover contain copious silica, indicating that ancient Mars had liquid water for a long time.