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The latest data from Mars indicates that there are city-sized ice glaciers on Mars –

Scientific American is reporting that ‘data from the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter point to vast glaciers buried beneath thin layers of crustal debris.’ Data from the surface-penetrating radar on MRO revealed that two well-known mid-latitude features are composed of solid water ice. One is about three times the size of the City of Los Angeles. This certainly makes the idea of establishing a station on Mars far more plausible.”

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