After the much hyped, curiosity inducing tweet, NASA finally opened up about the Mars mystery at its press conference on Monday and now we know that briny water may flow on the surface of the red planet.
As expected, Google has come with an adorable doodle to celebrate this revelation by the NASA scientists.
In the new gif, we can see a fun illustration of Mars with incredibly cute eyes. This little red devil is holding a glass of water and gulping it down with much satisfaction.
Although the source and the chemistry of the water is unknown, the discovery will change scientists' thinking about whether the planet that is most like Earth in the solar system hosts microbial life beneath its radiation-blasted crust.
Still unknown is whether minerals are absorbing water vapour directly from Mars' thin atmosphere, or if there is a source of melting ice beneath the surface.
Whatever the water's source, the prospect of liquid water, even seasonally, raises the intriguing prospect that Mars, which is presumed to be a cold and dead planet, could support life today.
Who is looking forward to the trip to Mars then? Maybe not Matt Damon!
(With inputs from Reuters)
