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Is there ice on Mars?

Why, yes, lots of it:

Huge glaciers up to half a mile thick have been discovered close to the equator of Mars and are thought to be the remnants of an ice age on the planet. times of london

Where there is water there is the possibility of creating oxygen. Once you have those two things you have the serious possibility of colonization.

4 comments to Is there ice on Mars?

  1. WL Mackenzie Redux
    November 20th, 2008 at 2:45 pm

    Ice on Mars?! Now we can keep our beers cold and organize an interplanetary hockey league…Onward hosers to the new colony!

  2. James Goneaux
    November 20th, 2008 at 5:21 pm

    Who do I send my list to for people I’d prefer to see “off world”, as they say?

  3. jay
    November 20th, 2008 at 5:54 pm

    James, my fond hope is that Mars is very, very selective.

  4. Renee
    November 21st, 2008 at 7:23 pm

    But hey, speaking of ice caps, let’s not actually look at Earth.

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