Scientists Urge Caution In Mars Water View

Posted by tourdemars to Mars Global Surveyor at June 29, 2000 12:00 PM

Amid the excitement caused by last week's announcement that water may have been active on the surface of Mars in the very recent past, top planetary geologists are stressing that the conclusions are still very much speculative. While water could be responsible for the striking gully-like features seen in recent pictures from the Mars Global Surveyor spacecraft, there are other explanations, the scientists said.