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Nasa: Mars has flowing water

Flowing liquid water is almost certainly responsible for mysterious features on Mars that change with the seasons, scientists believe.

Satellite images have identified narrow streaks, typically less than five metres wide, that appear on slopes during warm seasons, lengthen, and then fade when conditions become cooler.

Experts have speculated that water might be involved in the formation of the gully-like features, known as recurring slope lineae (RSL), but only now has evidence supporting the theory come to light.

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Water on Mars: Crucial component for life found

Scientists at Nasa say they think they've identified new evidence of flowing water on Mars, the crucial component for sustainable life - and potential human colonisation one day.

Their excitement comes after analysis of satellite images that show small trails of salty liquid water running down slopes on the Red Planet. ITV News Science Correspondent Alok Jha reports:

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