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About Mars May Be Holding More Water Than We Ever Imagined

Beneath the rust colored dust of Mars, something impossible is hiding. For decades we pictured this world as a dead desert, dry since the beginning of time. But new data tells a different story. A canyon wider than the state of Texas is hoarding water the size of two Great Lakes. A rover on the far side of the planet just found crystals that could only grow in standing water. And deep inside the crust, scientists have found enough liquid water to drown the entire planet under a mile of ocean. You are about to see the hidden version of Mars, the one buried under rock, ice, and time. If discoveries like this make your jaw drop, hit like and subscribe before we go further, because this journey only gets stranger. Prepare yourselves. We are going underground. Sources

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Mars May Be Holding More Water Than We Ever Imagined
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127 minutes
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Late Science

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