Date: 18 Oct 2006 03:32:37
From: Sam Wormley
Subject: ESA's Mars Express spacecraft--more water ice
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ESA's Mars Express spacecraft--more water ice
http://www.universetoday.com/
Most of humanity's Mars-bound fleet of spacecraft is searching the
Red Planet for evidence of its watery past. New evidence gathered by
ESA's Mars Express spacecraft is helping scientists fine tune their
theories. A radar instrument on the spacecraft has turned up water
ice in Mars' upper layers; a mineral mapping instrument has
discovered chemicals formed in a wet environment; and its powerful
camera has picked out obvious features on the surface of Mars formed
by running water. Here's a breakdown of what Mars Express has found
so far.
Read the full story...
http://www.universetoday.com/2006/10/16/mars-express-sees-waters-history-on-the-red-planet/
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