# Subsurface Oceans on Mars? NASA’s InSight Uncovers Vast Reservoir of Liquid Water

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/subsurface-oceans-on-mars-nasas-insight-uncovers-vast-reservoir-of-liquid-water/
- Published: 2024-09-12T09:45:56-05:00
- Author: Curated by John Wysocki

Image caption: A cutout of the Martian interior beneath NASA’s Insight lander. […] Image credit: James Tuttle Keane and Aaron Rodriquez, courtesy of Scripps Institute of Oceanography. Article by University of California – Berkeley. SciTechDaily – August 13, 2024. Research article: PNAS. Geophysicists using seismic data from NASA’s Insight lander have discovered a significant underground water reservoir on Mars, potentially enough to have once filled ancient oceans. This reservoir, trapped within the mid-crust of Mars, suggests that the red planet’s water did not entirely escape into space but was absorbed into its crust, altering previous theories about Martian aridity and possibly providing a habitat that could support life. […] Click here to view original web page at scitechdaily.com Curated by John Wysocki See Full Bio