10-05-2017, 08:33 PM | #1 |
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Large deposits of water near Mars equator?
I just read this article. Apparently, investigators have found evidence of large deposits of subsurface water near the equator, at two locations in the Medusae Fossae region.
If this turns out to be accurate, this is a big deal for human exploration and possible colonization. The equatorial regions are the easiest places on any planet to land on or take off from, and a possible ready supply of water means a source of air and rocket fuel in the best possible location for the first footprints. https://cosmosmagazine.com/geoscienc...artian-equator
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10-06-2017, 04:20 AM | #2 |
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Re: Large deposits of water near Mars equator?
Or not. Possibly.
https://www.space.com/38354-giant-ma...ot-be-icy.html Is it just me, or are space scientists getting a bit over-easily excited these days?
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10-06-2017, 07:48 AM | #3 | |
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Re: Large deposits of water near Mars equator?
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It's no accident that the most vociferous critic of Pluto's demotion that I know of is the head of a major Pluto project. He's basically acknowledged that he's worried that making Pluto not a full-sized planet will make it less important in the public's eyes.
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10-06-2017, 10:41 AM | #4 | |
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Re: Large deposits of water near Mars equator?
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10-06-2017, 06:50 PM | #5 |
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Re: Large deposits of water near Mars equator?
Well, darn.
I have to say that the alternative explanation, of porous regolith, is probably more likely.
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