Comments on: A glacier on Mars https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/a-glacier-on-mars/ Wed, 20 Jul 2016 09:42:26 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Localfluff https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/a-glacier-on-mars/#comment-917106 Wed, 20 Jul 2016 09:42:26 +0000 http://behindtheblack.com/?p=40509#comment-917106 The rotation axis of Mars has tipped over more and more often than that of Earth, since our big Moon stabilizes us. So there should be ancient polar water ice caps covered by dust here and there. (Maybe glaciers have formed in other ways too). Given heavy mining equipment, many places on Mars are good real estates. But as on Earth, many factors go into picking the best place. Seasons, topography, weather patterns, local resources.

The immediate Mars human space flight objectives should be to visit a laboratory there for about a year every other conjunction at best. First flights to Mars will find out, but not rely on, any resources on Mars as in digging up water ice.

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