Mars rover finds first direct evidence of water flow.(San Jose Knight Ridder Newspapers)

Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service | March 2, 2004| | Copyright

Byline: Glennda Chui

SAN JOSE, Calif. _ A NASA robot has found the first unmistakable evidence that some Martian rocks were once sopping wet, creating a environment that could have supported life.

The Opportunity rover, which landed on a broad plain near the Martian equator Jan. 25, found high concentrations of salty minerals in layers of bedrock less than 10 yards from where it touched down, scientists announced Tuesday.

"I'm convinced there was a lot of water flowing through these rocks," said Steve Squyres, a planetary geologist at Cornell ...

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