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April 10, 2015

Mars' dust-covered glacial belts may contain tons of water
Copenhagen, Denmark (UPI) Apr 9, 2015
New research shows Mars' buried glaciers contain enough ice to cover the entire planet with a coat three feet thick. The evidence also proves the dust-covered glacial belts to contain frozen water, not carbon dioxide. Previous satellite images have suggested the presence of hefty glacial bands spanning the planet's northern and southern hemispheres just beneath the Martian surface. But until now, researchers had not been able to confirm the glacial chemical makeup. But new radar observat ... read more

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