id author title date pages extension mime words sentence flesch summary cache txt news-002493 Notre Dame ReSource: Mars finding a "significant step" | News | Notre Dame News | University of Notre Dame .html text/html 282 10 42 University of Notre Dame Skip To Content Skip To Navigation Skip To Search University of Notre Dame Notre Dame News Experts ND in the News Subscribe About Us Home Contact Search Menu Home › News › Notre Dame ReSource: Mars finding a significant step Notre Dame ReSource: Mars finding a significant step Published: March 01, 2004 Author: William G. Gilroy The revelation this week that the part of Mars being explored by the rover Opportunity was soaking wet in the past is a “significant step forward in our understanding of solar system evolution and the fact that the red planet may have once been blue,” said Clive Neal, an associate professor of civil engineering and geological sciences at the University of Notre Dame. News | Notre Dame News | cache/news-002493.html txt/news-002493.txt