Martian water reservoir changes our perception of the Red Planet
The ESA has discovered a Martian water reservoir estimated to be two-miles deep, changing everything we know about the Red Planet's history.
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The ESA has discovered a Martian water reservoir estimated to be two-miles deep, changing everything we know about the Red Planet's history.
The deposits are around 3.7km thick, meaning they would cover the entirety of Mars in a shallow ocean if melted.
Findings from a recently published paper led by a href= http://www.si.edu target= _blank Smithsonian /a senior scientist emeritus Thomas R. Watter
The Mars Express orbiter has detected enough water ice buried beneath the Red Planet's equator to cover the entire planet in a shallow ocean if melted.
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