NASA Looks To Map Martian Ice Deposits With Global Partners

Cliffs in ancient ice on Mars.
Credit: NASA
HOUSTON—NASA will work with the space agencies of Italy, Canada and Japan to develop a plan for a possible Mars Ice Mapper mission to detect and assess the depth and dimensions of near-surface ice deposits. The initiative aims to advance science objectives including a search for evidence of past...
Mark Carreau

Mark is based in Houston, where he has written on aerospace for more than 25 years. While at the Houston Chronicle, he was recognized by the Rotary National Award for Space Achievement Foundation in 2006 for his professional contributions to the public understanding of America's space program through news reporting.

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