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Martian Sea Discovered
mpesce writes "New Scientist is reporting that a large sea of frozen ice (between 800 and 900 km in size and 45 m deep) has been discovered by the ESA's Mars Express Probe. Here's the kicker: the sea of block ice is only five degrees away from the Martian equator. New Scientist also links to a PDF of a paper to be presented next month about the finding." Update: 02/21 15:30 GMT by T : Note: that's 45 meters deep, not 45 kilometers deep.
A large sea of frozen ice??
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As opposed to the other kinds of ice, like liquid ice or gaseous ice?
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Awesome, though. I can't wait for us to terraform Mars, and start our new civilization there.
And eventually ruin that planet as well.
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Not like the kind we get here, then.
... is a bewildered and gasping Arnold Schwarzenegger waiting for the nuclear heating coils to kick in.
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And it's 900km BY 800km, not BETWEEN the two, as another poster said.
And it's not actually near the Martian equator, but in Canada.
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In other news, Michelle Kwan has announced she will be training for the 2006 Olympics on a secret "remote" location, devoid of paparazzi.
Insiders say she also aquired a new sponser, an undisclosed candy bar manufacturer..
...if we melt the water. And my tounge in cheek Mars Hydro website may well fortell a commercial future too? :-)
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Now astronauts (or kosmonauts or taikonauts or whatever gets first over there) don't have to take ice with them if they want to have a whisky on the rocks.
Hmm... maybe I could start a first "bar galactica" and make tons by selling spacetourists stiff drinks at high rates.
"Joe, one lump of frozen ice in my drink if you please!"
Well, you see, the whole attraction of mars is that people can go there, terraform it, and then greenhouse the shit out of it and say "Well it was a barren waste land anyways".
Mars will be the Las Vegas of environmental concerns!
Hey, this is Slashdot. Since when do you expect accuracy?
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The jury is still out as to whether it's really ice or not. Still, the possibility is enticing. Not only would it be a much needed resource for manned exploration, but it also would greatly increase the chances of life existing there.
I wonder if Martians can ice skate? If so, perhaps we could import them here and have a hockey season. Imagine ESPN's ratings for the Mars Cup!
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Uhh...is this American football or that other football that is kinda like soccer? Here we go again...another measurement system with international differences.
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