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The Mars Express orbiter has detected enough water ice buried beneath the Red Planet s equator to cover the entire planet in a shallow ocean if melted.
ESA explains it is a vast system of deep and steep valleys on Mars that lies between the Grand Canyon, Valles Marineris, and the volcanic region of Tharsis.