Mars Express finds 'Active glacier' on Mars

[itsfullofstars]

BBC seams to be getting good at reporting space articles at the moment <br /><br />"The young glacier appears in the Deuteronilus Mensae region between Mars' rugged southern highlands and the flat northern lowlands. <br /><br />"If it was an image of Earth, I would say 'glacier' right away," Dr Gerhard Neukum, chief scientist on the spacecraft's High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) told BBC News. "<br /><br />http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7151190.stm<br />

 

[h2ouniverse]

Another landing site?

 

[docm]

Sure sounds like one.... <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> </div>

 

[JonClarke]

I am locking this thread as there is a parallel one in "Space Science and Technology" with more posts. Please continue there.<br /><br />Jon <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><em>Whether we become a multi-planet species with unlimited horizons, or are forever confined to Earth will be decided in the twenty-first century amid the vast plains, rugged canyons and lofty mountains of Mars</em>  Arthur Clarke</p> </div>