The European Space Agency’s (ESA) Mars Express probe has been exploring Mars for 20 years and it is believed to be the largest body of water found on this part of the planet.
The European Space Agency’s Mars Express probe has discovered that the vast layers several kilometers beneath the surface of Mars’ equator are deeper than previously thought and indicate the presence of ice, so much so that it contains the largest body of water that has ever been found in the earth. this part of the planet.
Mars Express has been exploring the red planet for twenty years. Just over 15 years ago, while studying the Medusae Fossae Formation (MFF), he discovered enormous deposits up to 2.5 km deep, but he could not clarify what they were.
The spacecraft discovered that the deposits are even thicker than previously thought, up to 3.7 km thick.
These deposits are so large that, if they were to melt, the buried ice would cover the entire planet with a layer of water 1.5 to 2.7 meters deep, enough to fill Earth’s Red Sea.
If confirmed to be water ice, these massive deposits would change our understanding of Mars’ climate history.
Furthermore, any ancient water resources would make a fascinating target for exploration by humans or robots. Missions to Mars will need to land near the planet’s equator, far from ice-rich polar caps or glaciers at high latitudes, but they will need water as a resource, so finding ice in this region is almost a necessity for the missions. the planet.
Source: EITB
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