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MIT Observations Give Precise Estimate Of Mars Surface Ice

Boston MA (SPX) Sep 26, 2007 - An MIT-led team of planetary scientists has found that the southern pole of Mars contains the largest deposit of frozen water in the inner solar system, outside of Earth. The new results show that water, not carbon dioxide, is the predominant frozen liquid found in the southern polar region of Mars, said Maria Zuber, MIT professor of geophysics. Zuber said scientists have suspected that th ... more

http://www.marsdaily.com/reports/MIT_Observations_Give_Precise_Estimate_Of_Mars_Surface_Ice_999.html

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