New Tool Could Find Water in Martian Underground

Experts at the Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) and the Ball Aerospace and Technologies Corp. managed to create a tool that could prove to be invaluable for future Mars exploration missions. The device, which is pretty basic in concept and looks, has the ability to detect ground water buri... [ read more >> ]

Deployed on future rovers on the surface of Mars, the new MTDEM system could help mission controllers detect water buried deep under the Red Planet's surface

Image comment: Deployed on future rovers on the surface of Mars, the new MTDEM system could help mission controllers detect water buried deep under the Red Planet's surface
Image credits: NASA / The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)

Deployed on future rovers on the surface of Mars, the new MTDEM system could help mission controllers detect water buried deep under the Red Planet's surface
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