Mars Polar Cap Mystery Solved

[Fraser]

The shape of the two-mile-tall Texas-sized ice cap at the north pole of Mars has puzzled scientists for forty years, but new results to be published in a pair of papers in the journal Nature on May 27 have put the controversy to rest. The polar caps of Mars have been known since the first telescopic [...]

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[crosscountry]

:D :D :D :D :D

Thanks for posting this! I'm so excited.

[John Jaksich]

Congrats on the publication --good work!

[crosscountry]

Thank You,

The good news is that I am available to answer any questions people may have about this work.

[Jerry]

It sounds like the solution took some digging...and this is your brain on Mars.

Sorry, I couldn't resist; and at first glance; I thought the polar cap was some kind of new brain tomographic image.