Bad analogue
On Earth, between ice ages, it is warmer. You know, the ice sorta melts...
On Mars, the ice moves from one place to another. The mineralogy of mars as measured by ESA's Mars Express shows that the planet has been cold and arid for over 3.5 billion years.
"Springtime" on Mars must await the Sun's red giant stage, in another 4 or 5 billion years.
That's some "Age"...