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Chapter 11, Problem 58Q

(a)

To determine

The reason behind the absence of liquid water on the Martian surface for billions of years. Given that the Spirit rover found minerals olivine and pyroxene on the surface of Mars.

(b)

To determine

The evidence that suggests liquid water might have been found on the surface of Mars once upon a time, as suggested by the Opportunity rover spacecraft.

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