Much more liquid water may lie beneath Mars' south pole than scientists had thought — or there may be something going on down there that they don't fully understand.

Spectral images from Europe's Mars Express orbiter show that there is plenty of water ice at the southern pole of Mars, a place where H2O was thought to be scarce.

New radar data from the Mars Express orbiter suggests that a possible lake 1.5 kilometers under the ice at Mars’ south pole (shown) is surrounded by pools of liquid water.

In 2018, the European Mars Express orbiter found that the surface of the ice cap covering the south pole of Mars dips and rises, suggesting liquid water may be lurking underneath. But not all ...

The debate is reignited this week with new evidence from NASA’s Mars Global Surveyor satellite that supports the liquid water hypothesis. The radar signals from the 2018 study pointed to a 12 ...

Europe's Mars Express and Trace Gas Orbiter missions captured a variety of cryptic surface features poking through melting ...

Mars' south pole gets its bright look from an ice cap made up mainly of carbon dioxide. According to NASA, carbon dioxide freezes at -193 degrees Fahrenheit (-125 degrees Celsius).

The south pole in particular is apparently a hot spot for subglacial lakes, according to data from the Mars Express spacecraft. Future missions could investigate the claims and provide proof. Just ...

This vertical top view of Angustus Labyrinthus shows the diverse, sometimes exotic martian landscapes at a latitude of around 80 degrees south. In winter, here, near the South Pole of Mars, the ...

The reflections from under Mars’ south pole could be caused by layers of ice and carbon dioxide . Adam Smith. Thursday 06 October 2022 13:59 BST. Comments (Nasa) Your support helps us to tell ...

This annotated image shows the unusual landscape features of the Australe Scopuli region near Mars' south pole, each labelled in the text. From left to right: a stack of layered deposits, areas with ...