Evidence of brine 'flows' on Mars: water study

[Yahoo! News]

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Curious lines running down slopes on the Martian surface may be streaks of super-salty brine, said the latest findings Monday in the scientific quest for extra-terrestrial liquid water, a prerequisite for life. A team from the United States and France said it found evidence in the lines of "hydrated" salt minerals, which require water for their creation. Astrophysicists have long hypothesised that the seasonal streaks, dubbed "recurring slope lineae" (RSL), may be formed by brine flows on the Red Planet.

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