Discovery of ancient water reservoir in Mars

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A team of researchers, including scientists from The Open University (OU), have discovered ancient water reservoirs inside the mantle of Mars.

OU researchers Professor Mahesh AnandDr Ian FranchiDr Susanne Schwenzer and Dr Jessica Barnes, a former student at the OU and an Assistant Professor at the University of Arizona, worked as part of a wider team to make the discovery.

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OU gets £787k funding to reveal the hidden mineral record of Jupiter’s icy moons

An Open University team, led by Dr Mark Fox-Powell, has received a research grant with a value of £787,300 from the Science and Technology Facilities Council to transform our understanding of how surface materials on Jupiter’s icy moons record their complex histories.