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New evidence of liquid water far below the surface on Mars is giving insight into what might have happened to Mars' ancient oceans.
火星地表下存在液态水的新证据，能够让我们更加深入地了解火星的古代海洋可能发生了什么。
The recently released study uses data from NASA's Mars InSight lander.
最近发布的研究，使用了美国宇航局“洞察”号火星着陆探测器的数据。
Planetary scientist Vashan Wright is the study's lead author.
行星科学家瓦尚·赖特是这项研究的主要作者。
"So, Mars once had lakes, rivers and possibly oceans on its surface.
“火星表面曾经有湖泊、河流，可能还有海洋。
It has been for the longest period of time unclear where that water went after 3 billion years."
人们一直不清楚30亿年后这些水去了哪里。”
The lander, on the Red Planet since 2018, measured seismic data over four years.
自2018年以来，“洞察”号火星着陆探测器一直在这颗红色星球上，在四年的时间里测量了地震数据。
It examined how quakes shook the ground and determined what materials or substances were beneath the surface.
它研究了火星的地震如何震动地面，并确定地表下有什么原料或物质。
Based on that -- researchers found liquid water was most likely present about 7 to 12 miles below.
基于此，研究人员发现极有可能在火星地表下7到12英里处存在液态水。
"Our study findings do not say anything about whether there is or is not life on the planet.
“我们的研究结果无法说明这个星球上是否存在生命。
The only thing we can say is that a key ingredient for life as we know it and for habitability exists."
我们唯一能说明的是，我们所了解的生命和宜居性的关键因素是存在的。”
Water would be a vital resource if humans ever established some sort of long-term settlement.
如果人类建立了某种长期定居点，水将是一种至关重要的资源。
But directly studying the water that deep beneath the surface is unlikely.
但是直接研究火星地表下深处的水是不太可能的。
