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Demonstration of the existence of clay minerals and sulfates of Hellas brings us closer to the finding that water on Mars might have existed earlier and it may even exist now. Hellas Crater is a potential area where episodes of liquid water may appear. Infrared data from OMEGA and PFS installed on the Mars Express probe have been used for the investigation of the surface of Hellas for evidence of...