Mars' Water Appears To Have Been Too Salty To Support Life

Thursday, May 29, 2008 - 21:07 in Astronomy & Space

A new analysis of the Martian rock that gave hints of water on the Red Planet -- and, therefore, optimism about the prospect of life -- now suggests the water was more likely a thick brine, far too salty to support life as we know it.

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