The vast flood deposits support the hypothesis that Mars once had much running water. Assuming that Mars did have water once, what happened to it?

What will be an ideal response?


As Martian volcanism died down, the atmosphere became too thin for greenhouse gases to keep the water liquid. Most froze in the polar caps or as tundra underground, and some was also lost into space, like Venus lost its due to exposure to ultraviolet light.

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