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Evidence of Glaciers on Mars?

Posted by michael on from the downhill-skiing-apparently-popular dept.

cyclop writes "Nature reports that the Mars Express mission has photographed evidence of ancient glaciers on Mars. It seems glaciers have sculpted valleys on the red planet, much like on Earth." Reader macguys writes "Space.com is reporting that the Mars Rover Opportunity has received an unexpected and unexplained power boost of between 2 and 5 percent. The NASA Rover site is so far silent on the boost."

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  1. Powerboost old news - rover site posted weeks ago by dtolman · · Score: 5, Informative
    Rover site is silent on this? Try reading the press releases when they come out.

    This was posted weeks ago...

  2. Re:Power Boost by dtolman · · Score: 5, Informative
    This is over and above that.

    A power boost like this means that there is less dust on the panels. Speculation I've seen includes that wind in the crater blew the dust off or that the winter frost somehow condensed the dust so it takes up less surface area...

  3. Mars Express Images by mdp1173 · · Score: 5, Informative
    I have to give the European's credit for aestetics if nothing else. The pictures coming back from Mars Express are gorgeous. I don't know how much more science you get out of something like that instead of the not-quite-so-stunning pictures that NASA's probes have yielded, but if you're looking for a neat backgroud and your tired of what's on Digital Blasphemy, ESA has it.

    I'm not saying I don't like what the MERs have sent back, but some of the ESA stuff is pretty sweet looking

    ESA's Mars Express