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'We thought it was impossible:' Water frost on Mars discovered near Red Planet's equator (www.space.com)
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[–] [email protected] 52 points 4 months ago (3 children)

Another one for the books!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chronology_of_discoveries_of_water_on_Mars

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago

I wonder: Is there any experiment done on Mars that uses Spectroscopy to detect water?

I'm thinking of something like this:

Due to Absorbance, wet air should absorb specific frequencies of light.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I was about to say; isn't this about the dozenth time they've found water on Mars? It's not news anymore.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 4 months ago (1 children)

It's the location that's surprising.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago

Yeah, you'd expect milk there

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 months ago (1 children)

There's an image on Wikipedia I can't find showcasing water on Mars.

A glass of water on a Mars bar.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 months ago (3 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Never mind, it's not close enough.

Because I found it.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Nice sleuthing!

The link now says "content no longer available". Were you able to track down the original Wikipedia article as well?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

I'll try to find it.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

Not the exact image but close enough