Water may be hidden beneath a rocky crust on Mars (Image: (G. Neukum) Fu Berlin/DLR/ESA)
THE Red Planet could have a water table hidden underground, despite satellite data suggesting otherwise.
Today the small amount of water detected on the planet is locked in the polar ice caps, but recently discovered geological features suggest liquid water once flowed on its surface. This could now be hiding beneath the rocky crust.
The satellite has used in some areas to look for a water table but found no evidence for one, despite research that concluded…
