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A picture of young Mars

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Reconstruction of the red planet's past reveals acid rain and briny seas.

What would Mars's oceans have looked like 4 billion years ago? Scientists have worked out the answer, and found a planet with a climate ideally suited to life.

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  1. FairenA. G., Fernadez-RemolarD., DohmJ. M., BakerV. R. & AmilsR.Nature, 431. 423 - 426 (2004).

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  1. Mark Peplow
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Autonomous University of Madrid, Spain

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