Nasa's Curiosity rover finds water in Martian soil

[SRGB]

Hi, ICMAG.

We found this to be a fairly significant item of news (circa 2013).

Nasa's Curiosity rover finds water in Martian soil The Guardian, Thursday, September 26, 2013

In part:

Nasa scientists have confirmed in a paper published in journal Science that Curiosity has found water molecules in Martian soil.

Water has been discovered in the fine-grained soil on the surface of Mars, which could be a useful resource for future human missions to the red planet, according to measurements made by Nasa's Curiosity rover.

Each cubic foot of Martian soil contains around two pints of liquid water, though the molecules are not freely accessible, but rather bound to other minerals in the soil.

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/SRGB/

 

[vostok]

I'll have to check it out .....Next time I light one up ....lol!

 

[budstar]

They are going to separate oxygen from the hydrogen make fuel and atmosphere be able to have martian weed and fuel up my ship on the way home. Love progress

 

[BlueBlazer]

Just don't drink that water, or you'll get Grebak's revenge . . .

 

[floralheart]

They're going to bottle it and sell it at gas stations.