Streams and lakes, and perhaps even an ocean, formed. The gases produced clouds, and water eventually fell as rain. CLOUDS PRODUCED RAIN, LAKES, AND POSSIBLY AN OCEAN.VOLCANOES SPEWED WATER AND GASES INTO THE ATMOSPHERE.Īt some time in Mars’ past, its massive volcanoes erupted, spewing carbon dioxide (CO 2), water (H 2O), nitrogen (N 2), and sulfur dioxide (SO 2) into the atmosphere.Did this lopsidedness-including the bulge where OlympusĪre located in the north-lead to catastrophic As these plates move in treadmill-like motion, new volcanoes pop upĮlevation!). Surface of the Earth is moving on tectonicīuild up. It’s not a challenge for creationists, who work in a different timeframe. To interpret the history of Earth correctly,Įruptions are often followed by torrentialĮasily produce a thick, warm atmosphere-and lots of water.ĭid the water remain, without an atmosphere This close-up shows several tiny gullies spanning less than a mile (1500 m) on the slopes of the Newton Basin. (Figure 4) Fresh Water Flowing Down Gullies In 2000 the Mars GlobalĮxposed permafrost. This dry, river-like structure, called Reull Vallis, cuts 930 miles (1500 km) through the Promethei Terra Highlands. (Figure 3) Complex Channels Mars Express took thisįlows into it. (Figure 2) Gravel in a Streambed In 2012 the Curiosity Scene from the Thaumasia quadrangle (42°S 93°W) (Figure 1) Dry River Beds The Viking orbiters in the (4–5 km) below the planet’s mean elevation. These include channels with drainage patterns like riverbeds on the Earth,Īlcoves, aprons, alluvial fans, mudflows, Rocks appear to include smaller fragments In 1997 the Mars Pathfinder rover noted rounded stones that some Surface features indicate large quantities The Mariner Reconnaissanceįlow in lakes or an ocean? Evidence of Liquid Water in the Past Of ice in soil across the planet, including Several missions have probed for evidence Despite our ever-increasing knowledge of the Red That’s amazing,īut it's not enough to fill an ocean. If melted, thereģ6 feet (11 m) of liquid. Despite its small appearance,Įarly telescopes could detect white polarĬause for continued hope that water-essential for life-once flowed on Mars. The possibility that intelligent life once The Search for Water on Marsīecause its similarities to Earth held out These realities can help astronomers avoid rabbit trails and begin making sense of the evidence. Then the whole cosmos came under God’s judgment because of Adam’s sin (see Genesis 3 and Romans 8:22). Genesis 1, inĬontrast, informs us that the Creator formed all the planets on Day Four of Creation Week, just a few thousand years ago. The one infallible source of truth about planetary history, secular astronomers assume the universe is old. If the assumptions are wrong, the conclusions will be wrong. The search is hampered by a glaring flaw in their theories. Yet despite our ever-increasing knowledge of the Red Instruments to help solve these very questions. The spacecraft and rovers sent to Mars over the past five years are equipped with next-generation So how did it ever produce and sustain an ocean and a thick atmosphere? Mars is currently too cold and its atmosphere is too thin to support Where did all this liquid water come from, and why did it disappear? These are two of the greatest That some of this water is locked up in subsurface permafrost and the rest has escaped into space. Surface, sustaining a network of streams and lakes-and perhaps even an ocean. Did water once flow on the surface of another planet in the solar system?Īlthough Mars is now a desert, we have growing evidence that rain and flash floods once scoured the
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