Remains of a Modern Glacier Found Near Mars’ Equator Implies Water Ice Possibly Present at Low Latitudes on Mars Even Today If there is still water ice preserved at shallow depths at a low latitude on Mars, there would be implications for science and human...
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Remains of a Modern Glacier Found Near Mars’ Equator Implies Water Ice Possibly Present at Low Latitudes on Mars Even Today If there is still water ice preserved at shallow depths at a low latitude on Mars, there would be implications for science and human exploration PRESS RELEASE DATE March 16, 2023 CONTACT Rebecca McDonald Director of Communications, SETI Institute 339 Bernardo Ave, Ste 200 Mountain View, CA 94043 rmcdonald@SETI.org Dr. Pascal Lee Planetary Scientist, Figure 1: A Relict Glacier near Mars’ Equator. SETI Institute & Mars Institute (NASA MRO HiRISE and CRISM false color composite. Lee et al. 2023). NASA Ames Research Center MS 245-3 Moffett Field, CA 94035-1000 March 16, 2023, Mountain View, California – In a groundbreaking announcement pascal.lee@marsinstitute.net at the 54th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference held in The Woodlands, Texas, on March 16, 2023, scientists revealed the discovery of a relict glacier near Mars’ equator. Located in Eastern Noctis Labyrin
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