Ice at the north pole of Mars presented a surprise: there is a chance of finding extraterrestrial life inside ultra-pure glaciers

The northern polar cap of Mars has been hiding a secret that could completely transform our search for extraterrestrial life. For decades, planetary scientists assumed the Red Planet’s massive icy crown was a filthy mixture of frozen water and fine global dust.Science However, fresh observational data from orbiting spacecraft has shattered those long-held geological models. The ice is actually remarkably pure. The study was published in the journal npj Space Exploration. Previous computer sim...

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