European Space Agency/Deutsche Aerospace Center/FO Berlin (J. Neukomm), Astronomers believe they have found huge deposits of ice beneath the equator of
Researchers suspect huge masses of ice on Mars. Structure several kilometers thick near the Martian equator poses a mystery. Initially, experts suspected there were deposits of dust or ash there. Data from a probe now suggests otherwise. If melted, the ice mass could fill the entire Red Sea - or cover Mars with a 1.5 to 2.7 meter deep layer of water. But every bit of ice helps to get a better picture of where water once flowed on Mars and where it can be found today.
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