Scientists point to satellite images portraying a redistribution of sediments over a large region of Mars' northern lowlands. A U.S. team says that the waves may have been caused by an asteroid or comet striking an ocean of water. This would have occurred more than three billion years ago. If these tsunamis had regularly covered the land, carrying and moving sediment, a recognizable shoreline could have easily disappeared. A second, younger event may have occurred as well. Recognized by movement of sediment without back washing water canals, created when the water flowed back down hill.
BBC Science Correspondent, Jonathan Amos, wrote this article to inform the public of research revolving around the surface and history of Mars. It is interesting to hear about what Mars might have been like even before the time of dinosaurs. This event relates to the possibility of humans inhabiting Mars in the future, and America's research into this field. According to research, Mars is the planet most similar to Earth in many aspects. Early in the United States' history, Americans followed the belief of manifest destiny, spreading across to inhabit the country. This same principle is being applied to space and the belief that man can live on other planets.
Source: http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-36333760
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ReplyDeleteThis is interesting. I know there have been other evidence of water and different things on Mars. I hope that this leads to even more discoveries.
ReplyDeleteHow interesting that tsunamis possibly occurred! I knew that Mars used to (possibly still does) contain water, but I didn't even think about the typical oceanic behavior that might have happened just like on our planet billions of years ago. That's so cool, and I so love space that this is particularly interesting for me!
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