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- The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) finds no signals of liquid water in the hypothesized underground lake near Mars' south pole.
- Data from a significant maneuver, while improving the SHARAD radar's subsurface scans, revealed no strong signals indicative of liquid water.
- Critics had already questioned the likelihood of liquid water there.
- The MRO team plans to study other Martian regions, including the equator, for ice deposits to support future human exploration.
