Mars true-color globe showing Terra Meridiani. (Photo : NASA/Greg Shirah)
NASA officials have posted a teaser regarding a major announcement that will be revealed on Monday, September 28 that entails a major scientific finding regarding the space agency's ongoing exploration of Mars during a press conference at NASA headquarters in Washington D.C.
This mysterious posting on the NASA official website left many in the science world including the public, highly anticipating for this major Martian discovery.
Many of us are still pondering about the biggest mystery on Mars, whether or not life existed or still exists on the Red Planet. However, many believe that this finding that is yet to be revealed on the momentous event on Monday which could not be about extraterrestrial life on the alien planet.
Another question that is hoping to be answered about Mars is if water, in its liquid form can be discovered flowing on the surface of Mars.
NASA's Curiosity rover has been traversing, and examining the Gale Crater where the rover already found rock specimens that possessed a crucial amount of moisture under the surface of the Red Planet suggesting that this sedimentary rock evidence inside the crater was filled with water in the course of Martian history.
Researchers released new findings earlier this September that they have detected a giant slab of ice that is buried under the surface of Mars under a region called Arcadia Planitia in the middle latitudes of the alien world.
Regarding this matter, one of the mission scientists for NASA who is expected to speak at Monday's press conference is Georgia Institute of Technology's Lujendra Ojha where this flowing water on Mars apparently consists of very salty water that can freeze at much lower temperatures and could thaw and flow on the icy surface during warmer months.
The event on Monday is set at 11:30 A.M. EDT where there will also be a live broadcast online via NASA Television from the space agency's official website. Those who are also interested in this press conference can also post questions via Twitter using the hashtag #AskNASA.
