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packman

(16,296 posts) Fri Dec 21, 2018, 12:31 PM Dec 2018

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There be water on Mars - and lots of it

Latest photo of an ice lake (estimated 50 miles wide and several thousand feet deep) on Mars.

Damn, that just begs for a Mars Hockey Team

https://www.esa.int/spaceinimages/Images/2018/12/Perspective_view_of_Korolev_crater

Now if that was a 50 mile, thousand foot deep oil pool, we'd already be there.

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There be water on Mars - and lots of it (Original Post) packman Dec 2018 OP

So any chance of briny liquid water exboyfil Dec 2018 #1

Why go for the brine when there's salt free ice for the defrosting? packman Dec 2018 #3

my thought too vlyons Dec 2018 #2

We will need it here by the time frackers are done. ret5hd Dec 2018 #4

exboyfil

(17,863 posts)

1. So any chance of briny liquid water

Reply to packman (Original post)

Fri Dec 21, 2018, 12:36 PM

Dec 2018

at the bottom?

packman

(16,296 posts)

3. Why go for the brine when there's salt free ice for the defrosting?

Reply to exboyfil (Reply #1)

Fri Dec 21, 2018, 12:47 PM

Dec 2018

vlyons

(10,252 posts)

2. my thought too

Reply to packman (Original post)

Fri Dec 21, 2018, 12:40 PM

Dec 2018

Drill a deep ice core to inspect

ret5hd

(20,491 posts)

4. We will need it here by the time frackers are done.

Reply to packman (Original post)

Fri Dec 21, 2018, 12:53 PM

Dec 2018

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