Rivers, lakes and deltas, oh my! Mars rover probes crater's watery past

Wednesday, December 10, 2014 - 00:30 in Astronomy & Space

Was Mars once a land of lakes, protected by a thick atmosphere? That’s been up for debate as scientists try to determine how wet the now-parched planet once was -- and how long it stayed that way. But NASA’s Curiosity rover has uncovered evidence that Gale Crater was once filled...

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