Mysterious patch on Mars appears to be enormous lump of ice – New Scientist

A massive deposit near the equator of Mars may be made up of water ice

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A colossal slab of ice may be hiding at Marss equator. The composition of this deposit, called the Medusae Fossae Formation, has long been debated, but new data indicates that it contains enough water to cover the entire surface of Mars in an ocean 1.5 to 2.7 metres deep.

When the Mars Express orbiter first took radar measurements of Medusae Fossae in 2007, it wasnt clear what the formation was made of. But new, more

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Mysterious patch on Mars appears to be enormous lump of ice - New Scientist