Landslides on Mars suggest water once surrounded Olympus Mons, tallest volcano in the solar system

[Admin]

A wrinkled patch of land near the volcano's northern region likely formed when blisteringly hot lava oozed out of the summit millions of years ago, hitting water ice at the mountain's base.

Landslides on Mars suggest water once surrounded Olympus Mons, tallest volcano in the solar system : Read more

 

[Helio]

From glancing at Mars' topography, it seems to me that if this is true, then at one time, perhaps more than 1/2 of Mars had an ocean, or two.

 

[rod]

Space.com reported, "While the presence of liquid water in Mars' past is good news for life in general, scientists think any living organisms that may have thrived on a once watery Mars perished along with the oceans. Few others suggest single-celled organisms may have managed to hibernate deep inside the planet's ice caps, although if they're still around today is anybody's guess."

My observation, a frequent repeated theme in reports about Mars, but still lacking something definite.
WHAT MUD CRACKS MEAN FOR LIFE ON MARS, https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-news/what-mud-cracks-mean-for-life-on-mars/