Mars Polar Cap Mystery Solved: Why Southern Ice Cap Is 'Misplaced'

Tuesday, September 23, 2008 - 02:35 in Astronomy & Space

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.

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