Scientists discovered an ice lake on Mars

Scientists from around the world continue to search for water on Mars, which will increase the chances of discovering biological life on the Red Planet. The South Pole is the most promising area for this.

Here's What We Know

Experts believe that there is a lake at the South Pole of Mars about 30 km long. This is indicated by the results of new processing of old data. Scientists have made several computer simulations of the topography in the observed area. They took into account a number of variables, among them geothermal heat, subsurface friction and theoretical depth. Regardless of the combination of these variables, each time the computer simulations indicated the presence of water in the liquid phase.

Note that speculation about the existence of a lake in the observed area began four years ago. The region was named Ultimi Scopuli because of the large number of ledges. In 2018, the European Space Agency (ESA), using the Mars Express orbiter, was able to obtain data on the possible existence of the lake.

That same year, another group of scientists claimed that, using radar, volcanic rocks reflected the signal as self-represented as water. The observation continued, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) used the Mars Global Surveyor probe to obtain new images of the observed region. Specialists have found that the surface, where in theory there may be an ice lake, resembles the surface of the subglacial Lake Vostok in Antarctica.

Source: Time

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