A saltwater network recently discovered 1,000 feet below an ice-free region in Antarctica may prove that life on Mars is indeed possible, according to a new study.
According to the study titled "Deep groundwater and potential subsurface habitats beneath an Antarctic dry valley" published in Nature Communications, the saltwater was discovered at a temperature that possibly will support microbial life and prove ancient climate change, making the discovery significant.
Used an electromagnetic sensor to discover the saltwater brines under the ice-free McMurdo Dry Valleys, the team of researchers co-let by the University of Tennesse's Dr. Jill Mikucki and the University of Califgornia's Dr. Slawek Tulaczyk found that Antarctica has a system of interconnected and unfrozen aquifers underneath frozen surfaces.
According to the researchers, the saltwater aquifers may be the by-products of an evaporated lake or ancient ocean deposits. They plan to check if other regions of Antarctica could be home to saltwater networks, as well, by investigating larger areas.
It is believed that life on Mars is impossible because the surface of the planet is too cold to sustain life. However, there is a possibility that its subsurface could do so, as proven by Antarctica's saltwater.
Recently, a former journalist shared an image taken by the Mars Exploration Rover and released by NASA, which he believes shows an image of a populated bunker in Mars. He claimed that a person can be seen behind the window of the bunker.
"I was stunned, "Andre Gignac, 58, told Cryptozoology News. "It was a massive panoramic window built in the inside wall of the crater."