Water found on Mars! Scientists say Woot!
June 20th, 2008 by Giles Smith
I just saw this on the Mars Phoenix Lander’s Twitter page:
Are you ready to celebrate? Well, get ready: We have ICE!!!!! Yes, ICE, *WATER ICE* on Mars! w00t!!! Best day ever!!
Followed by:
Whoohoo! Was keeping my eye on some chunks of bright stuff & they disappeared! Sublimated! So it can’t be salt, it’s ice:
The Mars Lander was having a little dig when it discovered some ‘dice sized’ bright substance, over the few days that followed the the substance appeared to vaporise indicatiting that it couldn’t be salt.
I don’t know what I am more excited about, Water on Mars or that Nasa Scientists shout Woot!
Toot!
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July 12th, 2008 at 4:57 am
Doesn’t Mars already have huge polar icecaps?