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kg034
2004-Oct-07, 10:24 AM
Perhaps an interesting article (http://www.spacedaily.com/news/mars-water-science-04g.html)



"We were able to show that under Mars-like conditions, magnesium sulfate salts can contain a great deal of water. Our findings also suggest that the kinds of sulfates we find on Mars could give us a lot of insight into the history of water and mineral formation there."
John Jones
2004-Oct-07, 04:50 PM
Perhaps an interesting article (http://www.spacedaily.com/news/mars-water-science-04g.html)



"We were able to show that under Mars-like conditions, magnesium sulfate salts can contain a great deal of water. Our findings also suggest that the kinds of sulfates we find on Mars could give us a lot of insight into the history of water and mineral formation there."

Hmmm. The would correlate with some ideas I recently read that a high concentration of SO4-- existed and inhibited the formation of carbonates on mars.