Ice Under Phoenix

 

Report: #0109

This image, sent by Phoenix this Sunday, clearly shows layers of ice beneath the Mars Lander itself. It gives me the impression that the ice recently warmed, and water began flowing to lower spots on Mars's surface.  

 

The same happens on Earth when snow or ice melts and slowly vanishes. I believe these are annual effects, not a one-time event millions of years ago. There are seasons like winter and summer. The temperature differences are enough to interact with the ice layers. This leads to surface erosion, gas release into the atmosphere, and liquid water appearing on the surface.

Not necessarily enough for rivers, but drop by drop, it melts, turns to gas, or forms small pools. Gravity always pulls it to lower places, circulating hydrogen in its three possible forms: frozen, liquid, and gas. 

Josef Bauer

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