Protect Those Martian Wetlands
This is huge, if true:
As I understand it, scientists expected the greatest probability of extant Martian ice to be found at the poles. The fact that it has apparently been found at the equator would seem to signify a much greater quantity of it remaining on Mars than might have been dreamed.
This has enormous consequences for both the possibility of life on Mars as well as potential manned visits to the planet, as the presence of accessible water reserves would greatly ease the logistics of such a journey.
If true, this will also greatly intensify the push for further Martian exploration.
Images relayed by a European space probe reveal the existence of a sea of ice close to the equator of Mars, scientists said Tuesday at a conference in the Netherlands. The existence of water or ice would significantly increase the chance that microscopic life may also be found on Mars.
As I understand it, scientists expected the greatest probability of extant Martian ice to be found at the poles. The fact that it has apparently been found at the equator would seem to signify a much greater quantity of it remaining on Mars than might have been dreamed.
This has enormous consequences for both the possibility of life on Mars as well as potential manned visits to the planet, as the presence of accessible water reserves would greatly ease the logistics of such a journey.
If true, this will also greatly intensify the push for further Martian exploration.
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