Mawrth Vallis, an ancient habitable site on Mars?

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Channel: SciNews · 2016 · Science & Technology

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Mawrth Vallis region on Mars is a candidate landing site for the European Space Agency's ExoMars 2020 mission. Mawrth Vallis has a variety of water-bearing minerals and they might contain a record of an ancient, habitable environment on Mars. 

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