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Water found on Mars! Scientists say Woot!

Water Found on Mars

Water Found on Mars

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.

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I don’t know what I am more excited about, Water on Mars or that Nasa Scientists shout Woot!

Toot!

FeedDiscussion

  1. whitenoisemaker

    Doesn’t Mars already have huge polar icecaps?

    Posted by whitenoisemaker | July 12, 2008, 4:57 am
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