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Ice on Mars: Mars has belts of glaciers consisting of frozen water
http://www.sciencedaily.com/ ^
| April 8, 2015
| University of Copenhagen - Niels Bohr Institute
Posted on 04/09/2015 1:40:09 AM PDT by samtheman
Mars has distinct polar ice caps, but Mars also has belts of glaciers at its central latitudes in both the southern and northern hemispheres. A thick layer of dust covers the glaciers, so they appear as surface of the ground, but radar measurements show that underneath the dust there are glaciers composed of frozen water. New studies have now calculated the size of the glaciers and thus the amount of water in the glaciers.
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TOPICS: Astronomy
KEYWORDS: mars
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Although I personally believe that we should build a base on the moon first -- and leave Mars for the robotics probes for now -- this is an interesting find. A lot of water sitting there for our use when we finally begin the long job of terraforming Mars.
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posted on
04/09/2015 1:40:10 AM PDT
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samtheman
To: samtheman
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posted on
04/09/2015 1:45:54 AM PDT
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samtheman
To: samtheman
Jerry Brown, you stay away from my water!
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posted on
04/09/2015 2:03:17 AM PDT
by
Veggie Todd
(The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. TJ)
To: samtheman
They can bottle it, and send it to California.
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04/09/2015 2:14:37 AM PDT
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pallis
To: pallis
Governor Brown is proposing a pipeline between Mars and California. It will cost just a bit more than the high-speed rail, but he says it’s worth it.
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04/09/2015 2:47:50 AM PDT
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ClearCase_guy
("Victim" -- some people eagerly take on the label because of the many advantages that come with it.)
To: samtheman
Saw this the other day somewhere.
All Quade has to do now is get his @$$ to Mars and start the ancient machinery.
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04/09/2015 3:06:17 AM PDT
by
Vaquero
(Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.)
To: samtheman
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04/09/2015 3:16:41 AM PDT
by
AFreeBird
To: samtheman
Water, when you study its properties and uses is a miraculous compound...just say’en.
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04/09/2015 3:23:23 AM PDT
by
exPBRrat
To: samtheman
This is good news for the first explorers of Mars.
Maybe when those Chinese astronauts get there they will let us see some pictures.
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posted on
04/09/2015 3:26:08 AM PDT
by
Rockpile
To: samtheman
The glaciers are located in belts around Mars between the latitudes 300-500What units of measurement are they using?
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posted on
04/09/2015 3:27:43 AM PDT
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kanawa
To: kanawa
I believe that was supposed to be 30 - 50 degrees.
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posted on
04/09/2015 3:50:07 AM PDT
by
Truth29
To: samtheman
"...you serious, Clark?!"
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posted on
04/09/2015 5:40:09 AM PDT
by
sayfer bullets
(“I didn’t leave the [---] party, the [---] party left me.” - Ronald Reagan)
To: samtheman
Isn’t someone afraid our telescopes and satellites will cause martian global warming?
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04/09/2015 5:56:01 AM PDT
by
redfreedom
(All it takes for evil to win is for good people to do nothing - that's how the left took over.)
To: samtheman
NHL expansion team arriving in 3....2.....1....
To: samtheman
“...glaciers consisting of frozen water.”
Hmmmm, sounds redundant to me.
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04/09/2015 7:53:27 AM PDT
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SgtHooper
(Anyone who remembers the 60's, wasn't there!)
To: SgtHooper
...glaciers consisting of frozen water.
Hmmmm, sounds redundant to me.
Not really, as much of the frozen "ice" on Mars is Frozen Carbon Dioxide. Need to distinguish between solid H20 and solid C02.
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04/09/2015 8:09:05 AM PDT
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Rebel_Ace
(My wife told me to update my tag, so I did.)
To: redfreedom
Isnt someone afraid our telescopes and satellites will cause martian global warming?I'm 100% sure that when the terraforming of Mars starts someday (not soon), there will be "environmentalist" screaming to preserve the "pristine beauty" of the planet.
To: ClearCase_guy
Well, you know, water freezes in space, so that all they have to do is start pouring it towards Earth until an ice-sickle reaches from Mars to California. California can cut off what they need, when they need it. Then we will get illegal aliens sliding down the sickle, to do the work worldly illegals won’t do.
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04/09/2015 10:44:14 AM PDT
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pallis
To: samtheman
To: samtheman
The gravity of Mars is not sufficient to sustain terraforming for any important length of time. Instead, we should Martiaform the planet. That is, dig down below the surface and inhabit the subsurface of Mars. ... Unless of course someone else has already accomplished that to a great degree.
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04/12/2015 9:34:49 AM PDT
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MHGinTN
(Is it really all relative, Mister Einstein?)
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