Scientists Discover Enough Mars Ice to Cover Planet in Water

New data from the European Space Agency's Mars Express orbiter suggests a massive deposit called the Medusae Fossae Formation (MFF) holds enough water ice to cover the entire planet in an ocean that's anywhere from five to 8.8 feet deep — if melted. Scientists previously suggested there was still a chance the deposit was largely […]

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