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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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  2. Re:Wow... by RatPh!nk · · Score: 1, Troll
    Isn't Dry Ice just frozen CO2? If so, I'd say it's not the same as 'frozen ice' (in these terms, speaking of water that has been frozen)..
    Phases, it is all about the phases. "Dry Ice" is the solid phase of Carbon Dioxide. Ice is the solid phase of Water. Cheers,
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    Argh. The laws of science be a harsh mistress.