Erosion is revealing surprising amounts of water ice on Mars

If future astronauts need to mine water on Mars, they may not even have to dig. Thanks to erosion wearing away the Martian surface, scientists using NASA ’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter have spotted thick deposits of ice in the planet’s mid-latitudes that extend hundreds of feet deep.The discovery,...

Source: Los Angeles Times - Science - January 11, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Amina Khan Source Type: news