HONG KONG: NASA has listed a number of experts who will speak at their “major science finding” tomorrow, giving a clue as to what may have been discovered on Mars.
While many are hoping the conference will confirm we are not alone in the universe, the strongest evidence hints the space agency has discovered water flowing on the Red Planet.
This belief stems from the panel selection NASA has advised will be in attendance for the groundbreaking announcement.
As expected, the space agency has rolled out its top authorities for the conference. Jim Green, Director of Planetary Science at NASA and Michael Meyer, lead scientist for the Mars Exploration Program will be key speakers.
All of the other guests are lesser known researchers from American universities, but their specialities allude to topic of the conference.
The inclusion of Ph.D. candidate in planetary science at Georgia Tech, Lujendra Ojha, holds particular merit as he was responsible for the discovery of possible flowing salt water on Mars back in 2011.
According to a CNN report, the then 21-year-old was studying at the University of Arizona when he used a computer algorithm to remove visual distortions from images of Mars obtained by satellite.
While Mr Ojha was comparing changes to the planet over time, he accidentally discovered irregular streaks appearing and disappearing on the surface of Mars.
“When I first saw them, I had no idea what it was. I just thought it was a streak made by dust or something similar,” he told CNN.
After months of research, Mr Ojha concluded the streaks were likely dried salts left by salt water running on the surface of Mars during the warmer months.
Planetary geologist at the University of Arizona, Matthew Chojnacki, agrees with the theory of seasonal water flows on Mars.
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