Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Jul 2000
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2000came.work.....b&link_type=abstract
Concepts and Approaches for Mars Exploration, p. 12ab
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
Mars Surface, Mars Exploration, Mars (Planet), Reservoirs, Shorelines, Water, Mariner 9 Space Probe, Mars Global Surveyor, Mars Pathfinder, Viking Mars Program, Atmospheric Moisture
Scientific paper
Analysis of Mariner, Viking, Mars Pathfinder, and Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) data have revealed that water has played an important role in the evolution of Mars. Although the planet is cold and dry today, increasing evidence points to warmer and wetter episodes in the past, perhaps to be repeated in the future. Although the evidence from the valley network and outflow channels has been recognized since Mariner 9, it has been the analysis of Viking and MGS data which have revealed such features as probable paleolacustrine deposits, possible paleo-shorelines, and abundant evidence for large standing bodies of water in the northern plains. Much of the water which appears to have existed on the planet is likely still there. The challenge still facing us is to identify where those water/ice reservoirs are located, determining how much water is available in these reservoirs, and devising strategies by which future astronauts to Mars can obtain it for their use.
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