Space/Science — HabitableZone

Space/Science » in reply to re: Mars is Bone Dry

Deep ice below dry soil

We've seen the ice layer at a few cm depth. THERE's the H2), but it's all solid. The "soil" is dry dust with almost no H2O. Water vapour is sublimed from the ice, moves up through the soil pores, and enters the atmosphere.

In the winter, the process reverses...

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