Sky Balls?

I would say those balls are dust on the camera lins and for the wet ground. If you look closely you see that its a small hill and when seeing which direction the light comes from I would say its just shadows.

If the damp-looking ground is "just shadows" how come the part of the rocks facing the direction that the shadow would be coming from are lit up?

It looks like damp ground to me. With ice just beneath the surface and daytime temps that reach into the 60's and 70's I think it is logical to consider that this image is showing exactly what it appears to be showing. Damp ground.

Dust particles on the lens would not be in focus.

At 60 degrees F, the water pressure would be 70% higher than the Martian atmosphere. Thus it would boil. At night, with lower temperature, it would deposit as frost. If the "water" contains a high concentration of soluble solids, its vapor pressure would be much lower. In addition, its freezing point would be much lower. You might possibly be seeing wetness from a solution of sodium nitrate and water. Possibly.

Gregg Wilson

Gregg,

The atmospheric pressure on Mars varies because of geomagnetic anomalies.

Does anyone know for certain how much variation there is? Perhaps there is more variation than is currently known, possibly resulting in areas or pockets with sufficient atmospheric pressure to allow the existence of surface water.

When surface water on Earth is heated by the sun and rises into the air to form clouds is this not a form of boiling as well?

Water dynamics is an area that I want to know more about as I have a dozen or so images that I am convinced show surface water currently on Mars.

I would like to discover a scientific explanation to back up what I believe I am seeing.

The image below looks very fluvial, similar in appearance to what a flooded area on Earth might look like. I notice that this possible water looks quite muddy so it probably does have a high percentage of sediment in it. In some areas there appear to be sedimentary drifts moving into the water.

Here's another image that is possibly. showing surface water. This cavern looks to me like it is holding alot of water. The areas around the cavern are heavily reticulated in places possibly indicating the water level was at one time much higher, then receded, leaving the exposed ground to dry into reticulation patterns. Taking a close look around the edges where the cavern walls meet the perceived water there are visual clues that suggest this is a body of water.