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Water, water everywhere

Mars is a very watery planet, but all the water seems to be frozen. Divining the amount and distribution of this water, past and present, is essential for understanding martian climates, and more.

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Figure 1: The south polar cap of Mars, imaged in April 2000 by the Mars Orbiter Camera aboard the Mars Global Surveyor.

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