Scientists believe the MFF’s ice, protected by layers of dust or ash, could reveal clues about Mars' ancient, water-rich past ...

Mars may look like a dry and dusty world, but just beneath its surface lies one of the most surprising discoveries in ...

The Medusae Fossae Formation of Mars has ice deposits over 2 miles deep, potentially providing vital water resources for ...

"We expect there to be water or ice in ... that Mars’ crust could hold the equivalent of 0.62 to 1.24 miles (1 to 2 kilometers) of water if it were spread evenly across the planet’s surface—this is ...

If you had the right instruments, a little bit of that layer could teach you a lot about Mars. You could scoop out the ice and hold it in your hands. You could watch as it vaporized into the ...

More than 3 billion years ago, Mars ... layer is 3.6 kilometers, which is due almost entirely to the oceans, with very little water in the crust. "We expect there to be water or ice in the crust ...

"We expect there to be water or ice in [Mars’] crust," Jakosky said in a ... s surface—this is known as the global equivalent layer. For comparison, Earth’s global equivalent layer is ...