Mars
The futuristic ‘Mars Ice Home’ would protect astronauts from extreme temperatures and high-energy radiation on the Red Planet.
New finding provides more clues about water habitability.
"A sedimentary basin such as this is a chemical reactor, elements get rearranged. New minerals form and old ones dissolve. Electrons get redistributed. On Earth, these reactions support life."
Dramatic climate cycles on early Mars, triggered by buildup of greenhouse gases, may be the key to understanding how liquid water left its mark on the planet's surface, according to a team of planetary scientists.
ESA’s new ExoMars orbiter has tested its suite of instruments in orbit for the first time, hinting at a great potential for future observations.
"Sampling and using this ice with a future mission could help keep astronauts alive, while also helping them unlock the secrets of Martian ice ages."
The depression was probably formed by a volcano beneath a glacier and could have been a warm, chemical-rich environment well suited for microbial life.
The first color view of the site since the lander's Oct. 19, 2016, arrival!