'We thought it was impossible:' Water frost on Mars discovered near Red Planet's equator

In my lifetime we’ve gone from ‘there’s no water on Mars’ to ‘there’s tons of water all over the equator, evaporating into the atmosphere daily then freezing on the surface at night’. Which is pretty cool.

Well it’d have to be or it wouldn’t freeze

Father’s day isnt quite here yet dad

Quick, send 200 billionaires to Mars to confirm this.

Just give first dibs to Nestle. They will find a way to get there.

I doubt it. There are no indigenous people there that rely on that water so nestle wouldn’t be motivated enough to get it.

Yeah, it’s no fun without the cruelty

But don’t bring them back.

Careful! I’m told those individuals are responsible for nearly all productive work on the planet.

What would they do with their money on Mars?

Same thing they do here, hoard it

Use it to extract more money from the indentured servants they conned into going.

You think Jeff bezos is gonna be putting up the solar panels?

You think the air in mars habitats is gonna be free?

We should send up some sea monkeys for hahas.

We should send genetically modified cockroaches and algae. Then check back 500 years later. Surely there’s no way it can go wrong

JOHJ in the distance

Don’t send Elon, though. I’d rather we not contaminate the planet.

I’d rather contaminate Mars with him than Earth.

Let’s just launch him into the Sun.

somebody stop Nestle before it’s too late

“We can’t allow the martians to continue to benefit from free water”

Looks like a pimple under a microscope to me lol

Who wants to sickle on that teat?

…needs to see a doctor about that infection, or at least get some Viaderm-K.C.

I was about to say; isn’t this about the dozenth time they’ve found water on Mars? It’s not news anymore.

It’s the location that’s surprising.

Yeah, you’d expect milk there

There’s an image on Wikipedia I can’t find showcasing water on Mars.

A glass of water on a Mars bar.

Not the exact image but close enough

I wonder: Is there any experiment done on Mars that uses Spectroscopy to detect water?

I’m thinking of something like this:

Due to Absorbance, wet air should absorb specific frequencies of light.

Share & discuss informative content on: Astrophysics, Cosmology, Space Exploration, Planetary Science and Astrobiology.

Rules

Be respectful and inclusive.
No harassment, hate speech, or trolling.
Engage in constructive discussions.
Share relevant content.
Follow guidelines and moderators’ instructions.
Use appropriate language and tone.
Report violations.
Foster a continuous learning environment.

Picture of the Day

The Busy Center of the Lagoon Nebula

Related Communities

🔭 Science

🚀 Engineering

🌌 Art and Photography

'We thought it was impossible:' Water frost on Mars discovered near Red Planet's equator(www.space.com)

Space

!space@lemmy.world

Rules

Picture of the Day

Related Communities

Community stats

Community moderators