On Mars found traces of water where it could not be

In some Equatorial regions of Mars under the ground there is a lot of hydrogen.

Analysis of the images from the spacecraft Mars Odyssey found that the equator of Mars may be hiding large stocks of ice.

Scientists previously thought that water on the planet’s equator should not be in principle.

New data obtained thanks to a special neutron spectrometer. The probe Mars Odyssey with it measures the presence of hydrogen near the surface of Mars is considered an important indicator of the presence of water. Thanks imennno this method in 2002 scientists were able to confirm the presence of water in the polar regions of Mars.

A new study has shown that in some Equatorial regions of Mars under the ground there is a lot of hydrogen is so great that to explain the presence of large amounts of frozen water.

Scientists led by planetary scientist Jack Wilson from Johns Hopkins University believe that the presence of large amounts of ice near the equator of Mars, says that in the past the axis of rotation of the planet was heavily tilted. According to Wilson, Mars had to spin almost on its side, with axis tilted at 45 degrees, to ensure that these glaciers could form.

“It’s really a great example of how the collected data can be analyzed using new methods. After all, when we send people to Mars, we want to send them to where there is water,” said planetary geologist Jim head of brown University.

The measurements of Wilson and his colleagues contradict the data obtained by the Mars Rovers Curiosity and Opportunity. These devices are not yet found traces of water in the Equatorial latitudes of the red planet.

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