Water on Mars, once everywhere.

[jynxedu]

Water once "drenched the surface" of Mars, NASA scientists announced Tuesday.

The Opportunity (search) rover has found evidence that the Red Planet was once wet enough for life to exist there, but it has not discovered any direct traces of life, they said.

"Opportunity has landed in an area of Mars where liquid water once drenched the surface," said Edward Weiler, associate NASA administrator for space science, at a news conference. "This area would have been a good, habitable environment."

A study of a fine, layered rock by the rover detected evidence of sulfates and other minerals that form in the presence of water. The finding suggests that if there had been life present when the rocks were formed, then the living conditions could have permitted an organism to flourish. The study, however, has found no direct evidence of living organisms.

Water once on Mars

[Optimus Prime]

Cool.

[SPEEDO]

Everyone musta drowned..................

[Uncle Bob]

The latest from Rover

[M_Six]

Cool. They must be Red Sox fans. Makes sense, no?

Red Sox, Red Planet.....ah forget it..