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New Picture of Ice-Filled Crater on Mars

https://www.nbcnews.com/mach/science/ice-filled-crater-mars-looks-huge-alien-skating-rink-ncna950681

by scribu • 8 years ago

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dekhn• 8 years ago

stupid question: why aren't we dropping landers on ice-filled craters on mars? it seems like that would be a much more productive way to collect interesting samples than landing on rock.

8bitsrule• 8 years ago

No indication in the article of what makes it water ice.

dnos• 8 years ago

I find it fascinating that even the possibility of water existing on Mars was almost a foolish thought — just a few years ago even.

And now, here we are with an image of a 51 mile wide crater full of ice. Truly an amazing time to be a fan of space exploration!

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