As expected, the Mars Phoenix lander team confirmed the presence of water on Mars today. This was no great surprise, as the Odyssey orbiter found radar evidence for ice previously but this is the 1st direct confirmation of the existence of dihydrogen monoxide.
Test of Mars Soil Sample Confirms Presence of Ice – New York Times, August 1, 2008
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This was a fascinating discovery…I hope it’s just the start of major finds on Mars.
it makes you wonder: what kinds of life forms may have once lived on mars?