Mars polar cap mystery solved
Monday, September 22, 2008 - 15:35
in Astronomy & Space
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists are now able to better explain why Mars`s residual southern ice cap is misplaced, thanks to data from ESA`s Mars Express spacecraft - the martian weather system is to blame. And so is the largest impact crater on Mars - even though it is nowhere near the south pole.