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Mars May Have Preserved an Ancient Ocean Shelf Instead of a Clean Shoreline
A new analysis argues that evidence for an ancient ocean on Mars may lie not in a level ‘bathtub ring’ shoreline but in a massive continental-shelf-like zone spanning more than 10 million square kilometers.
Key Takeaways
- A new paper argues Mars preserved a continental shelf-like feature rather than a simple shoreline.
- The proposed shelf spans 10.2 million square kilometers.
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