Seven with liquid water discovered on Mars

A large lake of floating water was discovered on Mars

The lake, which is about the same size as the helmsman, is under the southern polar plane of the planet.

The radar waves of the European Mars Express satellite, circulating in March to March since December 2003.

– Radar waves gave exactly the same signature as on Earth when searching for lakes under ice. ;Antarctic. According to Anders Eriksson, a researcher at the Institute of Space Physics of Uppsala, it is reasonable to think that this is a lake that has been discovered.

The lake, which extends for 20 kilometers, is 1.5 kilometers from the iceberg. According to Anders Eriksson, it is precisely on such a site that researchers expected to find liquid water on Mars

Underwater

Until now, it was unclear not if liquid water was present on the planet. Temperatures are very low, averaging around 55 degrees, but even lower around the poles.

The researchers behind the discovery hypothesize that the lake's water is probably undercooled – like ice –

been there and measured the temperature. But it is very likely that this is the case, "says Anders Eriksson

He points out that the discovery is largely rooted in the question of existence on Mars.

– At least, this does not not decrease the probability.

Human Expedition Required

Different types of robotics moving on the ground on Mars have been sent over and over, including to investigate the presence of substances such as may indicate the existence of microscopic life forms.But Anders Eriksson thinks that it is more than necessary to get accurate answers.

– It's hard with robots. To find out if there is It's as if you had to send an old man or a rubber capable of thinking to himself.An excellent place for such an expedition would be well on the edge of the South Polar, he says.

July 25, 2018 16:08