Just yesterday by a group of scientists was it discovered that there is no water on Mars. In 2006 was is announced that the images indicated water to flow on Mars and now thoughts have changed. Apparently, it is found that it was actually a landslide of sand and gravel. New images and computer simulations strongly display that it is not water, but a landslide. The landslide can explain the bright deposits in gullies, thought to be recent water flow. Water flows did not match the computer models, but showed a dry, granular material such as sand. The landslide was a perfect match with the model. Another theory scientists have is it could be thick mud with fifty to sixty percent of sediment similar to molasses or lava. "The simplest explanation is that it is dry, granular flow," Pelletier said. "We think that the simpler explanation is probably the correct one." This is a quote one the scientists working in the project had said.
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