The "Snow Queen" Feature

[Steel Tiger]

The Phoenix Mars Mission has already produced some interesting results. The first one seems to have come about by luck. Called the snow Queen feature, it may be ice beneath the surface. Yesterday the little robot also collected its first soil sample.

The possible ice discovery is very interesting and of great importance. For a solar system colonisation optimist like me, it all seems to be going in the right direction.

For more info and some images:

http://phoenix.lpl.arizona.edu/images.php?gID=1348&cID=35

 

[terryl965]

Well that is impressive.

 

[Jai]

Impressive indeed. I am waiting to see what else they are able to find out there.

 

[arnisador]

It would be wonderful to finally confimr the presence of ice (hence H2O) on Mars! This is a big deal.

 

[Steel Tiger]

What's really cool is that the feature was accidently exposed by the landing retros of the craft. Now that is serendipity.