Results from the Mars Exploration Rovers Spirit and Opportunity Suggest

question 6

Multiple Choice

Results from the Mars Exploration Rovers Spirit and Opportunity suggest that liquid water

• A) has never existed in significant quantities on the surface of Mars
• B) was once plentiful on the surface of Mars
• C) is only present in the Tharsis region of Mars
• D) is present in large quantities beneath the Martian surface today

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