Mars Ice

Glaciers, loosely defined as patches of currently or recently flowing ice, are thought to be present across large but restricted areas of the modern Martian surface, and are inferred to have been more widely distributed at times in the past.

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Mars Ice Could Preserve Traces of Ancient Life, Study Suggests

Alien life could survive in Mars ice for 50 million years. Here's what it means for future missions | A team of scientists say their study shows fragments of molecules that make up proteins in E. coli bacteria, if present in Mars’s permafrost and ice caps, could survive for over 50 million years.

Could Life Exist Below Mars Ice? NASA Study Proposes Possibilities

Mars ice deposits could pave the way for human exploration

NASA honing plans for its Mars Ice Mapper mission