The saltwater lake found under the surface of Mars

The saltwater lake would be found under the surface of Mars, increasing the possibility of finding life on the red planet,
In a study published in the magazine "Sajans", it does not specify "If these researchers are right, it is the first time that we have found evidence of a great plan of life". water on Mars, "said Casey Sturman, geophysicist at the University of Texas.

The uncovered lake lies beneath the southern polar cape of Mars, at a depth of 1.5 kilometers, and is approximately 20 kilometers wide.

The radar instrument was impossible to determine the depth of the "lake", but research The lake, similar to subglacial lakes es that one can find on Earth, under the Antarctic ice, has been discovered by Italian scientists.

"This is probably not a big lake," says the professor. Roberto Orosei of the Italian National Institute of Astrophysics, who ran the studio.

(B92)