More on the Mars Ice Cap

bfwebster writes "In a striking example of how a preliminary (but wrong!) scientific conclusion can persist for decades, Space.com has a story about how the south polar ice cap on Mars is mostly water, not mostly carbon dioxide (dry ice), as has been stated since the late 1960s. The new finding is based on analysis of Mars Observer readings that show that the souther polar ice cap is too warm at certain seasons to be dry ice. This finding has negative implications both for those claiming that liquid flow structures on Mars were caused by C02 instead of H20, as well as those who were hoping to use all that CO2 for terraforming."

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Of course they still have ice caps

[Anonymous Coward]

With no money grubbing coprorations ruining the oone layer, is it any wonder Mars' temperature has remained steady? Our time on this beautiful rock is almost up and we are hastening it by trying to war with our peaceful rock-neighbors instead of trying to help our environment. Disgustjng, really.