Scientists are gathering evidence that shows this spot on Mars is ideal for long-term exploration. A lot of Mars explorations see it as a place ready for human exploration to uncover the planet's history and potential to sustain microbial life.
Valles Marineris, the Grand Canyon of Mars, is ripe for human exploration that can uncover the planet s history and its capacity to sustain microbial life.
Researchers have long suspected that Mars was once home to several rivers, lakes, and perhaps even oceans. But while they have been able to detect ice, and even some salty lakes, in the planet's polar regions, finding water in other areas has proved elusive. Now, scientists have finally found evidence of a large water reservoir just a few feet below the surface of the Red Planet's Valles Marineris canyon system.