Scientists from around the world continue to search for water on Mars, which will increase the chances of discovering biological
What is known
Experts believe that at the South Pole of Marsthere is a lake with a length of about 30 km. This is indicated by the results of the new processing of old data. Scientists have made several computer simulations of the topography in the observed area. During the study, they took into account a number of variables, among which were geothermal heat, subsurface friction and theoretical depth. Regardless of the combination of these variables, each time the computer simulations indicated the presence of water in the liquid phase.
Note that the assumptions about the existence of the lakeappeared in the observed area four years ago. The region was named Ultimi Scopuli because of the large number of ledges. In 2018, the European Space Agency (ESA) using the Mars Express orbiter was able to obtain data on the possible existence of the lake.
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In the same year, another group of scientists stated thatwhen using radar, volcanic rocks reflect the signal in the same way as water. Observation continued, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) obtained new images of the observed region using the Mars Global Surveyor probe. Experts have found that the surface, where in theory there may be a subglacial lake, resembles the surface of the subglacial Lake Vostok in Antarctica.
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