'We thought it was impossible:' Water frost on Mars discovered near Red Planet's equator
'We thought it was impossible:' Water frost on Mars discovered near Red Planet's equator
"Its existence here is exciting, and hints that there are exceptional processes at play that are allowing frost to form."
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Wow that's incredible. We're still making such incredible discoveries despite Mars being so close to home.
Funny how we consider that "close" in terms of space. It's such a massive distance we can't really comprehend it and it's only the first planet out from us. Even at the speed of light it would take 3 minutes+ to get there! I'm no spacengineer but that's like 186k miles per sec. Or something. Space is big. Really big.
Bigger even than 1989 Belgian techno anthem "Pump up the Jam".
But is it bigger than the pecs on the early internet viral sensation Techno Viking?
Also, the comparatively small and weak gravitational field of Mars has made it a most challenging target in the solar system, behind only Mercury and the Sun itself.
Of course, through trial and error, with better know-how and tech, they have gotten increasingly competent and even reliable at the task.