fafalone Posted January 23, 2004 Share Posted January 23, 2004 The European Space Agency's Mars Express probe has produced strong evidence of frozen water and frozen carbon dioxide at Mars' southern polar cap. This evidence was confirmed by the new PFS spectrometer, which has significantly better accuracy than any to come before it. The find was made with Mars Express' OMEGA camera, which contains a traditional camera and an infrared spectrometer. The probe will not reach its final orbit for a few more weeks, but has already produced this amazing discovery. The probe also contained an instrument called SPICAM, which is an ultraviolet and infrared spectrometer, that confirmed the presence of water vapor and that there is more of it where there is less ozone. This is perhaps the most significant find on Mars ever. Full story at http://www.esa.int/export/esaCP/SEM8ZB474OD_index_0.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blike Posted January 23, 2004 Share Posted January 23, 2004 Awesome! I wonder how deep the water is frozen. Maybe they should send a probe to try and drill under it and take a dive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kedas Posted January 23, 2004 Share Posted January 23, 2004 If there is frozen water & carbon dioxide and hot places doesn't that mean that live is very likely somewhere on mars? there must be a 'sweet spot', right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neurocomp2003 Posted January 23, 2004 Share Posted January 23, 2004 nice, Maybe plans to inhabit mars will be pushed forward then but i don't think they should go probe the water...what happens if the probe short circuits? Or maybe they'll sned it with bubble wrap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cap'n Refsmmat Posted January 23, 2004 Share Posted January 23, 2004 Neurocomp2003 said in post # :nice, Maybe plans to inhabit mars will be pushed forward then but i don't think they should go probe the water...what happens if the probe short circuits? Or maybe they'll sned it with bubble wrap What happens if it is waterproof... a submarine with a spectrometer, and he knows how to use it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fafalone Posted January 23, 2004 Author Share Posted January 23, 2004 All the water is frozen, theres no evidence of liquid water yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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