Mars was covered in a deep ocean that could have held life, say researchers

MARS was once covered by a deep sea which might have harboured life, researchers believe. The Red Planet had enough water on it ­4.5billion years ago to be covered entirely by an ocean between 300 metres and 1km deep. 1 Dr Bizzarro’s team published results in journal Science Advances after studying a meteorite which was once part of Mars’ original crust Credit: Shutterstock Dr Martin Bizzarro, of Copenhagen University, said: “Mars was bombarded with asteroids filled with ice in its first 100million years, which brought the water.” “Another interesting angle is that the asteroids also carried organic molecules that are… Read Full Article