New Images Reveal Pure Water Ice On Mars

Matt_dk writes "Images of recent impact craters taken by the HiRISE Camera on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter have revealed sub-surface water ice halfway between the north pole and the equator on Mars. While the Phoenix lander imaged subsurface ice where the top layer of soil had been disturbed at the landing site near the north pole, these new images — taken in quick succession, detecting how the ice sublimated away — are the first to show evidence of water ice at much lower latitudes. Surprisingly, the white ice may be made from 99 percent pure water."

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getyourasstomars tag

[Ponga]

Okay dammit, who the hell tags every story with the word "mars" in it, with the tag "getyourasstomars"...

Because I laugh my ass off every time I see it :D Totally underrated movie!

For the uninitiated: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53ARrp7x4bQ

Re:Lets colonize!

[interkin3tic]

I've said it a dozen times on Slashdot already.

MozeeToby has said something a dozen times on slashdot and some people still don't have it tattooed on their foreheads yet? :-P