The Lunar and Planetary abstracts are just in
on the recent Mars observations.
http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/lps...df/program.pdf
WASHINGTON -- A pair of NASA scientists told a group of space officials
at a private meeting here Sunday that they have found strong evidence that
life may exist today on Mars, hidden away in caves and sustained by
pockets of water.
http://www.space.com/scienceastronom...fe_050216.html
Lunar and Planetary Science XXXVI (2005)
EMBARGOED BY NATURE MAGAZINE UNTIL MID MARCH
EVIDENCE FROM HRSC MARS EXPRESS FOR A FROZEN SEA CLOSE TO MARS' EQUATOR.
"We present evidence for a presently-existing frozen sea, with surface
pack-ice, at 5°N, 150°E, age ca. 5 million years. It measures ca. 800
× 900 km and averages ca. 45 m deep. It has probably been protected
from complete sublimation by ash and a sublimation lag of exposed
sediment."
http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2005/pdf/1741.pdf
Here are the raw images of the Martian sea. Click on the
links at bottom of page for close ups. Incredible pics.
http://www.msss.com/moc_gallery/e19_.../R0200597.html
Jonathan
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