Water on Mars more extensive than thought

Thursday, September 24, 2009 - 18:35 in Astronomy & Space

An orbiter spots ice in five meteorite craters. The planet's underground ice sheet could be twice the size of Greenland's, scientists say. There is much more water on Mars than anyone had thought -- possibly twice as much as in Greenland's ice sheet, scientists said Thursday.

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