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Scientists have discovered a reservoir of liquid water on Mars - deep in the rocky outer crust of the planet.

The findings come from a new analysis of data from Nasa’s Mars Insight Lander, which touched down on the planet back in 2018.

The lander carried a seismometer, which recorded four years' of vibrations - Mars quakes - from deep inside the Red Planet.

Analysing those quakes - and exactly how the planet moves - revealed "seismic signals" of liquid water.

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[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 63 points 2 years ago (5 children)

Yeah, but do they have hookers with three breasts? Otherwise, I'm not going.

[–] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 31 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Colonizing Mars exposed the colonists to mutagenic radiation, causing people born on Mars to have birth defects (and psychic abilities). They weren't native Martians, so the three booby lady won't exist until we send people there.

Fun fact, the Earth has a magnetosphere that protects us from radiation, and Mars does not. So it is very likely that Martian colonists would experience higher rates of cancer, birth defects, and sterility even with physical shielding.

But also, even if a human were to grow a third booby, it would probably be above or below one of the normal boobies, along a vertical line called the "milk line." A third medial booby is, medically speaking, unlikely.

[–] hakunawazo@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago

Why a third boob when you could have a full Kuato?

[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 3 points 2 years ago

"blah blah blah it's paper mache, I don't care!"

[–] nikaaa@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

To me personally, settling mars has nothing to do with colonialism, or capitalism, or hookers and blackjack. It's about the fact that humanity is like a steam engine, and somebody threw too much coal into that thing. Now it's cooking hot, and one way to keep it from exploding is to "release steam" (in a metaphorical sense). That means, settling off to some other planet.

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 57 points 2 years ago (4 children)

Is it really world news if it didn't happen on this world?

[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 24 points 2 years ago

It happened on a world. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[–] zaphod@sopuli.xyz 9 points 2 years ago

Mars is a world, it was never specified which world this community is about.

[–] WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It is this world, just not this planet

[–] Feathercrown@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

That's generally what "world" means

[–] WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I was in the impression that it's a much wider category

[–] Feathercrown@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

It's possible to use it to refer to a non-planet region (bigger or smaller) in a more general sense, but I wouldn't say that's the most common usage.

[–] nikaaa@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I guess it's like german "Realität"/"Wirklichkeit" (both meaning reality).

I understand "Realität" (reality) to mean something "real", like something touchable. Language, and literature are not "real" to me. They're "wirklich", but not "real".

[–] Stamau123@lemmy.world 34 points 2 years ago (2 children)

The analysis revealed reservoirs of water at depths of about six to 12 miles (10 to 20km) in the Martian crust.

[–] SGGeorwell@lemmy.world 25 points 2 years ago (3 children)
[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

What about the Well to Hell? How else would we have 100% concrete iron-clad proof that Satan exists?

[–] TriflingToad@lemmy.world 21 points 2 years ago (4 children)

IRL DEEP ROCK GALACTIC EXTRACTING LIQUID MORKITE

[–] SuiXi3D@fedia.io 14 points 2 years ago

ROCK AND STONE, YEEEEEAAAAHHHH!!!

[–] ArrantKnave@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago
[–] Confused_Emus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 years ago

Dropped me bloody keys in there!

[–] iliketurtles@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

We're rich!

[–] Phenomephrene@thebrainbin.org 17 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] hakunawazo@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

The ACK intensifies.

[–] Fleur__@lemmy.world 17 points 2 years ago

This time it's aliens for sure guys

Huffs copium

[–] Halcyon@discuss.tchncs.de 15 points 2 years ago
[–] zaphod@sopuli.xyz 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I wouldn't drink the waters of Mars.

[–] girlfreddy@lemmy.ca -5 points 2 years ago

Oh great. Now the big corps can remove all the water and sell it to the people, at a massive profit ofc.

Capitalism wins again. \O/