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NASA spacecraft flies over gullies on Mars. They could host pools.

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NASA 's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter spotted white material lining dry gullies on Mars .

The space agency suspects it's dusty water ice that could heat up and form pools.

Such dust particles on Earthly glaciers create phenomena called "cryoconite holes," which can cover glaciers by the hundreds .

VR Score

90

Informative language

94

Neutral language

21

Article tone

semi-formal

Language

English

Language complexity

54

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not offensive

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not hateful

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medium-lived

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