Some say there has not been water on Mars for millions of years, there is no real evidence of any water on Mars near where the Rover is cruising around, but then again there is no evidence of water in the Mojave Desert, Sahara Desert or the Gobi Desert here on Earth either. Yet even in those places there is ground water below the surface. There is evidence that there was once water on Mars, but the million-year time period is simply not going to fly with observation at all.

One clue to recent water flows on Mars would be the fact that the tracks of the rover from the rear view are barely visible and it has only been a few months since they were laid. The rates of wind erosion from our friendly dust devil energy spirals took care of that pretty quickly indeed. So if the tracks of the rover are nearly covered over, then we have a slight problem with the million years ago theory of water. Now then, in following this observation data, one could say that there has been water on the surface in much more recent times. How about I throw out an idea here, lets say water has been on the surface in the last five or ten years, but not more than 50 years. Some would say there is no evidence of that, yet, there is; use some simple deductive reasoning my Dear Watson.

So where is the water now? It is below the surface in ground water and when there is a volcanic event or heating of the planet it boils up to the surface or becomes steam. The steam mist falls back to the Mars Surface and flows until it is soaked up and ends up back down in the underground aquifers. We know there is water on Mars at the pole, which has frozen and we are pretty certain there was or is water on the surface too. Water on a Planet really means we might find similar type evolved life as on Earth, and only a fundamentalist Religious blind man could disagree. No, I am saying you need Laser Eye Surgery or calling you names, my point here is to get your to think with your mind.

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