During the Martian winter, carbon dioxide ice (dry ice) blankets various landforms, including dunes, in the northern high latitudes. As spring arrives, the ice sublimates, causing unique changes on the […]
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Ice Caps On Mars Offer Clues To Ancient Climates
Research by Earth sciences PhD student Katherine Lutz and professors Marisa Palucis and Robert Hawley illuminates ancient water sources on the Red Planet. As a first-year master’s student in the […]
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Surveying The Ice Condensation Period At Southern Polar Mars Using A CNN
Before the seasonal polar ice cap starts to expand towards lower latitudes on Mars, small frost patches may condensate out during the cold night and they may remain on the […]
