One of the youngest lakes -- but still quite ancient -- to be found on Mars also might hold the best possible chance of finding life on the Red Planet, a group of scientists say. Because of its later-stage development as far as Martian aquatic bodies are concerned, scientists believe that, since the Mars lake formed long after life made its appearance on Earth, the chances of life emerging there would be far better than most other sites on the planet.
Business Insider reported August 11 that the scientists, using images taken from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, which has been in operation since 2006, were able to study the Mars terrain in an area that is now roughly 100 miles from the NASA Opportunity rover. They found evidence that along with the Martian oceans that were prevalent billions of years ago, a lake formed in this particular region, then spilled over the rim of the basin and carved channels into the Martian landscape. It is here that the researchers say holds the greatest promise of finding life -- or discovering whether or not it existed -- on Mars.
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