Radar Map of Buried Martian Ice Adds to Climate Record

[Woggles]

PASADENA, Calif. -- Extensive radar mapping of the middle-latitude region of northern Mars shows that thick masses of buried ice are quite common beneath protective coverings of rubble.

The ability of NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter to continue charting the locations of these hidden glaciers and ice-filled valleys -- first confirmed by radar two years ago -- adds clues about how these deposits may have been left as remnants when regional ice sheets retreated


more at http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2010-072

 

[bushwhacker]

I'd like to know if they can find out how thick the ice is. And how deeply it's buried