Mars is the future

Here’s what Mars would look like covered in water

It's Elon Musk's dream.

by JoAnna Wendel and Mike Brown

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What would Mars look like if it was 71 percent water, the same percentage as Earth? Thanks to a simulation, we have a good idea.

Aaditya Raj Bhattarai, a Nepal-based civil engineering student at Tribhuwan University, produced a map that considers what the planet would look like after it was covered in water.

Aaditya Raj Bhattarai

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