New NASA rover
Curiosity discovered that, most probably, is the bed of a dried-up Martian flow
indicating that the surface of the Red Planet once flowed a stream depth of
about a meter.
Photos taken by the
rover, found in layers of rock outcrops large, rounded stones. Their shape
suggests that the stones were transferred water on the planet's surface over
long distances.
The nature of the
channel indicates that the water can flow over it about a thousand years, and
that it probably happened several billion years ago.
While Curiosity did not
study the channel for its scientific instrument, and the conclusion of
scientist based only on photograph taken by a camera Mast cam ATV.
The main scientific
goal of the six-wheel robot valued at $ 2.5 billion is the base of Mt Sharp, a
5.5-kilometer mountain that rises in the center of the crater Gale. Rover must
determine whether it is an area capable of supporting ever organic life.
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