How long would the water last?

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Marcia — 6/15/2002 5:20:17 PM (archived)

My guess is that some would seep into the Martian soil and freeze up again and the rest would escape the 'atmosphere'. Mars' dynamo died a long time ago along with the volcanic activity/plate tectonics. There are only traces of it ever having a magnetosphere. Liquid water has little chance when there's no recycling process protected by a biosphere.

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An Ocean of Bulldust discovered on Mars ! - Nick Hoffman - 6/14/2002 2:35:09 PM
- Deutrium formation and/or acquisition? - E.P. Grondine - 6/15/2002 3:32:42 PM
  - Re: Deutrium formation and/or acquisition? - Nick Hoffman - 6/16/2002 10:33:12 AM
    - Re: Deutrium formation - Dave M - 6/19/2002 7:50:33 PM
- But it does appear that huge amounts of water ice are present on Mars. - Scott - 6/14/2002 6:31:50 PM
  - I think he's saying that the h2o is there but has always been mostly frozen. n/t (n/t) - alcaray - 6/14/2002 7:02:53 PM
- Why can't you have an asteroid impact through the ocean? - Futureboy - 6/14/2002 5:28:58 PM
  - Re: Why can't you have an asteroid impact through the ocean? - E.P. Grondine - 6/15/2002 5:48:47 PM
  - I'd love to see it happen on Mars - Buck Galaxy - 6/15/2002 3:34:00 PM
    - 1 km not big enough... - Nick Hoffman - 6/16/2002 10:37:02 AM
      - Crater size on Mars - E.P. Grondine - 6/16/2002 4:54:51 PM
    - We could make it happen - E.P. Grondine - 6/15/2002 5:37:34 PM
    - How long would the water last? - Marcia - 6/15/2002 5:20:17 PM
      - Re: How long would the water last? - E.P. Grondine - 6/15/2002 5:38:42 PM
- Good update, Nick. Thanks. (n/t) - ebnelson - 6/14/2002 5:16:09 PM
- Re: An Ocean of Bulldust discovered on Mars ! - p - 6/14/2002 4:49:55 PM
- Fun reading. - Bowser - 6/14/2002 4:35:17 PM
- Mars ice - LJ - 6/14/2002 9:00:25 AM
  - Re: Mars ice - Nick Hoffman - 6/16/2002 10:39:52 AM
    - Rate of Churn - E.P. Grondine - 6/16/2002 7:00:08 PM

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