<p>For more than a century, astronomers debated the possibility of martian canali (channels) which Italian astronomer Giovanni Schiaparelli claimed to see on the Red Planet in 1877. Mistranslated into English as “canals,” the term suggested artificial waterways, perhaps built by an intelligent civilization engineering its survival. Sci-fi writers churned out thrilling stories inspired by the claims, but<a class="more-link" href="https://www.astronomy.com/science/astronomers-map-ancient-waterways-on-mars/">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">"Astronomers map ancient waterways on Mars"</span></a></p>
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For more than a century, astronomers debated the possibility of martian canali (channels) which Italian astronomer Giovanni Schiaparelli claimed to see on the Red Planet in 1877. Mistranslated into English as “canals,” the term suggested artificial waterways, perhaps built by an intelligent civilization engineering its survival. Sci-fi writers churned out thrilling stories inspired by the claims, butContinue reading “Astronomers map ancient waterways on Mars”
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