Ancient Ocean that covered 1/3 of Mars with Water, A new study conducted by University of Colorado at Boulder scientists. |
Ancient Ocean that covered 1/3 of Mars with Water, A new study conducted by University of Colorado at Boulder scientists. |
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Jun 15 2010, 12:33 AM
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I found this article about Mars being covered with Water and found it interesting.
June 13, 2010 Here is the article: http://www.colorado.edu/news/r/f9b2e812247...b0735f7098.html |
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Oct 27 2010, 02:58 AM
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Junior Member Group: Members Posts: 55 Joined: 6-March 10 From: Cincinnati, OH Member No.: 5246 |
Which raises an interesting question. Could ice-covered lakes (like Lake Vostok, for example) still be present on Mars? How would one search for them? The ice would likely be mantled with dust and lag deposits. They would most likely occur at mid latitudes where ice is more stable. And they would likely be Amazonian in age (?). It seems if the zone of liquid water were shallow enough that MARSIS or SHARAD could detect the ice-water boundary. All questions I don't know the answer to. Does anyone know if anyone has looked into this?
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Oct 27 2010, 03:22 PM
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http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/express/mission/s...e_marsis02.html
QUOTE Scientists should be able to see the top of a liquid zone somewhere in the upper 2-3 kilometers (1-2 miles) fairly easily, and may be able to go down to 5 km (about 3 miles) or more.
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