seeder Posted May 26, 2016 #1 Share Posted May 26, 2016 Mars may have had ICE AGES similar to Earth: Nasa radar data show signs the red planet is emerging from a deep freeze Quote Data show 87,000 cubic kilometres of ice has accumulated at Martian poles Radar analysis revealed differences between frozen layers at the poles Scientists believe ice has accumulated over the last 370,000 years The team believes this indicates Mars experienced an Ice Age, which would have been driven by similar forces to those on Earth Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3611117/Mars-ICE-AGES-similar-Earth-Nasa-radar-data-signs-red-planet-emerging-deep-freeze.html#ixzz49nad1s4A 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XenoFish Posted May 27, 2016 #2 Share Posted May 27, 2016 So what'll happen if it melts? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seeder Posted May 27, 2016 Author #3 Share Posted May 27, 2016 7 minutes ago, XenoFish said: So what'll happen if it melts? it gets wetter! ....just what any long dormant microbes need perhaps.... if there are any that is... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XenoFish Posted May 27, 2016 #4 Share Posted May 27, 2016 I'm wondering about that too. If the environment heats up enough to melt all the frozen water, and whatever else is frozen. Will the whole planet change? Like this..... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waspie_Dwarf Posted May 27, 2016 #5 Share Posted May 27, 2016 Pure water doesn't melt on Mars, it sublimes, going straight from the solid phase to the gaseous phase. I would think that this means that it is unlikely that the Martian surface would become significantly wetter. There would be more water vapour in the atmosphere however. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XenoFish Posted May 27, 2016 #6 Share Posted May 27, 2016 Mars also has frozen CO2 right? Couldn't that lead to a mild greenhouse effect? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waspie_Dwarf Posted May 28, 2016 #7 Share Posted May 28, 2016 (edited) 10 hours ago, XenoFish said: Mars also has frozen CO2 right? Couldn't that lead to a mild greenhouse effect? I'm no expert in climate science, but I don't see why not. Edited May 28, 2016 by Waspie_Dwarf typo. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astra. Posted June 4, 2016 #8 Share Posted June 4, 2016 Good article...I also found it interesting in regards to scientists finding evidence of two mega tsunamis that swept across Mars billions of years ago which changed the landscape due to two large meteorite impacts which left the elevated shorelines. It's amazing that Mars was once a blue watery planet in comparison to what it looks like today with it's rocky and dry terrain. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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