Is there drinkable water on other planets?

Is there drinkable water on other planets?

Earth is the only known planet to have bodies of liquid water on its surface. Europa is thought to have subsurface liquid water. Evidence points to water on other planets in our solar system. In 2015, NASA confirmed that liquid water flows intermittently on present-day Mars.

What is needed for humans to survive on another planet?

We must have food, water, air, and shelter to survive. If any one of these basic needs is not met, then humans cannot survive. Before past explorers set off to find new lands and conquer new worlds, they had to make sure that their basic needs were met.

What evidence is there that water once existed on Mars?

Geologic evidence of past water includes enormous outflow channels carved by floods, ancient river valley networks, deltas, and lakebeds; and the detection of rocks and minerals on the surface that could only have formed in liquid water.

Can we drink Uranus water?

The giant planets Neptune, Uranus, Saturn and Jupiter are the giants of the solar system. This may be the case inside Europa (Jupiter) and Enceladus (Saturn), but chemical reactions with the rock would make the liquid water salty, so not good to drink.

How do we get our drinking water?

Every day people around the world get their water in different ways. Some get water from a well, others turn on a tap, go to the store, and some walk many miles to a river. But no matter how we get our drinking water, it almost always starts with rain. Rainwater is really clean, said my friend Julie Padowski.

How did people get water in ancient times?

As cities grew up around the world, people had some new ideas for getting water. The Romans built big, bridge-like structures called aqueducts, which helped bring water from distant springs or mountains into the city. They also had different ways to filter the water.

How much of the earth’s water is safe to drink?

We live on a wet planet—about 70 percent of the surface is covered in water. But only about one to two percent of that is water we can actually drink. These days we have new technology and creative ways to filter some of the dirtiest water on our planet and transform it into clean drinking water.

How do we clean our water?

We boil water to kill any bacteria. We also filter water through soil or sand. In ancient times, people actually built sand filtration columns. As the water slowly trickled through the column, it cleaned the water. When using soil or sand as a filter, particles that might be bad for you get stuck in the little gaps, or pores.