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More than a pinch

Scientists suggest liquid water on Mars would have been too salty for life

By Ashley Yeager

- More than 2 years ago

Men aren’t from Mars, and nor are any other types of Martians, a new study suggests.

EL CAPITAN This image, taken by the Mars rover Opportunity, shows the small cavities located on the region of Meridiani Planum dubbed “El Capitan.” Millions to billions of years ago, infiltrating groundwater removed the minerals that once occupied these cavities.