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NASA reported on Thursday that new pictures revealing "dark, finger-like features" on Mars that change seasonally indicate the possibility of flowing salt-water on the Red Planet.

Flowing Water On Mars? NASA Reports Stunning New Discovery 2011

Dark, finger-like features appear and extend down some Martian slopes during late spring through summer, fade in winter, and return during the next spring.

Flowing Water On Mars? NASA Reports Stunning New Discovery 2011

In CD, these attacks destroy cells in the small intestine's absorptive villi, finger-like projections that absorb nutrients from food.

Deepak Chopra: Weekly Health Tip: Understanding Celiac Disease Deepak Chopra 2011

Ariel, the long finger-like settlement which stretches far into the West Bank, almost cutting it in two, has long been in contention.

Leaked documents: who was serious about a deal to end the conflict? 2011

The Race Street Pier, which opened this past May, is an example of how the city is reclaiming its river edge, and this finger-like promenade, jutting out into the Delaware River is a harbinger of other open-space improvements that will be dotted along the river at half-mile intervals.

Charles A. Birnbaum: City Shaping III: The Philadelphia Story Charles A. Birnbaum 2011

NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has revealed dark, finger-like features that extend down some steep mountain slopes in the Martian middle latitudes during late spring and summer.

NASA Finds Possible Signs of Flowing Water on Mars 2011

The Race Street Pier, which opened this past May, is an example of how the city is reclaiming its river edge, and this finger-like promenade, jutting out into the Delaware River is a harbinger of other open-space improvements that will be dotted along the river at half-mile intervals.

Charles A. Birnbaum: City Shaping III: The Philadelphia Story Charles A. Birnbaum 2011

For people with celiac disease, ingesting even tiny amounts of gluten can set off an autoimmune reaction that flattens the finger-like villi lining the small intestine.

Giving Up Gluten to Lose Weight? Not So Fast 2010

With a finger-like attachment on the end, the machine was even capable of throwing a curve.

A Machine Before Its Time 2010

It is made up of many finger-like streamers extending for miles.

U.S. Military Mobilized To Assist Oil Spill Cleanup 2010