Mars has belts of glaciers consisting of frozen water
Copenhagen, Denmark (SPX) Apr 12, 2015 - 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 th ... more
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