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Humans need sun on our skin to trigger the production of vitamin D, which is necessary for building bones and teeth.


Red Planet had lakes, photo study indicates


Red Planet had lakes, photo study indicates
Photos of deep beds of sedimentary rock on Mars suggest that this planet may have once had lakes. Asteroids may have created craters, which could have collected water, forming lakes. Sediments flowing into these lakes may have settled on the lake bottoms and eventually hardened into rock. This strengthens the theory that Mars was once a warm and wet planet.
DECEMBER 5, 2000
The Globe and Mail
DECEMBER 5, 2000

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