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    Study casts doubt on water flows as cause of streaks on Martian slopes

    May 19, 2025Updated:May 19, 2025 World No Comments
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    Study casts doubt on water flows as cause of streaks on Martian slopes

    Images of Mars from circle dating back as far back as the 1970s have revealed enigmatic, black streaks running down the sides of cliffs and caldera walls, which some scientists believe may indicate that the planet has a host environment ideal for living things. A recent study casts fear on that understanding. Scientists examined about 500, 000 of these wiry functions, and they came to the conclusion that they were most likely created by dried techniques that left the superficial appearance of water flows, which highlights the existence of Mars as a desert planet that is already hostile to life, at least on its exterior. According to the data, fine-grain dirt accumulates in the Martian environment on tilted terrain, which is then pushed down the slopes by triggers like wind gusts, meteor impacts, and marsquakes. ” The small dust particles can produce flow-like habits without water. This occurs because really fine sand behaves similarly to a water when disturbed, according to Adomas Valantinas, co-leader of the study, which was published on Monday in the journal Nature Communications. It resembles how poured dried sand is flow like water. However, the ultra-fine particles and small gravity on Mars help to enhance these fluid-like characteristics, leading to functions that might be mistaken for water flows. The study looked at about 87, 000 satellite images, including those taken between 2006 and 2020 of hill stripes, which abruptly form and fade over a period of times.

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    Also on Mars, it is still possible that small amounts of water and enough water could combine to form a movement. That raises the possibility that the hill streaks, if caused by slippery weather, could be habitation niches. ” It all returns to biodiversity.” If slope streaks and recurring slope lineae ( shorter-lived features ) were actually caused by brines or liquid water, they might have a life niche. However, if they are unrelated to damp processes, this frees up our focus on other, more appealing areas, according to research co-leader Valentin Bickel.

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