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Ice Lake on Mars

Posted by Zonk on from the esa-beats-nasa-to-the-punch dept.

DecoDragon writes "The ESA's Mars Express discovered an ice lake on Mars. The ESA has a number of images and an explanation of what was found. The lake was found in an unnamed crater. The report says it can't be carbon dioxide, because carbon dioxide ice had already disappeared from the northern polar cap at the time the image was taken." Coverage from the BBC also available. From the article: "The team has also been able to detect faint traces of water ice along the rim of the crater and on the crater walls. Mars is covered with deep gorges, apparently carved out by rivers and glaciers, although most of the water vanished millions of years ago. "

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  1. Re:I have a suggestion... by mnemonic_ · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I just saw that movie, that was awesome.

  2. CmdrTaco by fbartho · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Always
    Never
    Sometimes
    Only with Hot-Grits

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  3. Re:Quick way to colonize by naarok · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    According to this link, the trap was invented by the Swedes. NHL teams like the Panthers, Ducks and Devils trap far more than say Edmonton or Calgary. In fact, I think the only Canadian team that traps is Ottawa. So no, trapping isn't a Canadian thug thing, it came to the NHL when expansion diluted the talent pool and brought a bunch of useless US teams into the league.