NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) has revisited and raised new questions about a mysterious feature buried beneath thousands of feet of ice at the Red Planet’s south pole. In a […]
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NSF Is Planning A Major Infrastructure Overhaul To Support Future Research At Earth’s South Pole
The U.S. National Science Foundation released the draft of its South Pole Station Master Plan (SPSMP), which will inform investments planned under the NSF Antarctic Infrastructure Recapitalization program and ensure […]
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Ammonia Or Methanol Would Enable Subsurface Liquid Water In The Martian South Pole
The notion of liquid water beneath the ice layer at the south polar layered deposits of Mars is an interesting possibility given the implications for astrobiology, and possible human habitation.
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New Evidence For Liquid Water Beneath The South Polar Ice Cap Of Mars
An international team of researchers has revealed new evidence for the possible existence of liquid water beneath the south polar ice cap of Mars.
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South Pole Traverse on Track: Use of Tractors to Transport Cargo, Fuel Back in Vogue
McMurdo to South Pole. South Pole to AGAP South. Byrd Surface Camp to Pine Island Glacier. WAIS Divide field camp to McMurdo. McMurdo to Whillans Ice Stream.