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Martian Sea Discovered

Posted by timothy on from the martian-ice-cube-you-mean dept.

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.

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  1. 45 meters deep, not Km! by enzoromano · · Score: 0, Redundant

    The frosen sea should be 45 meters deep. A 45 km deep sea would be a huge amount of water, answering the questions: where is all the marian water?

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