The Phoenix lander has discovered real ice and water on Mars
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Scientists excitedly declared back in May 2008 that we discovered honest-to-goodness H2O ice on the red planet, Mars. Apparently, the Phoenix lander’s exhaust jets, visible at the top of the image, blew the Martian dust away to reveal what appears to be ice. Now, 31 July 2008, NASA reports that the Phoenix lander has discovered real water on Mars. The Phoenix mission has been extended because of this seminal discovery. Scientists reported back in mid-July 2008 that ancient Mars had water everywhere and the potential to support life.
Mars has methane ice in its polar regions, but this is the first time we have discovered water and water ice. Scientists are also reporting that Martian water’s high salinity appears to be a thick brine, incompatible with biological life known to our scientists. Given that life exists in so many forms and in such diversity on earth, it is probable there are forms of biological life presently unknown to human science.
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