Half of Mars May Have Ice 66
Ixlr8 sends in a BBC story suggesting that up to half of Mars may have ice at varying depths below the surface. Quoting: "Up until now, scientists had been able to search for water deposits using a spectrometer fixed to the orbiting Mars Odyssey spacecraft. However, only readings that are accurate to within several hundred kilometers can be obtained. By comparing seasonal changes in thermal infrared patterns, detected by the same Odyssey spacecraft, [scientists] can make readings accurate to within just hundreds of meters."
Half of Mars may have ice (Score:2, Funny)
how shallow does it get? (Score:3, Funny)
Re:how shallow does it get? (Score:2, Funny)
I'm sure they will do the same thing settlers did in every colonozation waze in human history.
Fucking. Lots and lots of baby making.
Sign me up.
Optimism much? (Score:1, Funny)
Too bad... (Score:3, Funny)
Re:A new earth for us (Score:5, Funny)
Although, it should be said that Redundant Array of Planetary Environments doesn't acronymize as well as Redundant Array of Inexpensive Drives.
Uses for finely ground ice (Score:4, Funny)
My god, it's full of ice! (Score:5, Funny)
The Halfs and the Halfs-Not (Score:3, Funny)
Either that, or the other half of Mars needs to get some ice quickly. After all, we cannot have an Ice gap...
Scientists have also discovered (Score:3, Funny)
When discussing with chief scientist/agent Douglas Quaid, he commented "Two weeeeks". Then he put his hand on the console, melted the ice, got blown outside and his face puffed up and burst.
True story.