{"id":3486,"date":"2019-12-18T15:01:54","date_gmt":"2019-12-18T22:01:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nau.edu\/astronomy-and-planetary-science\/?p=3486"},"modified":"2020-01-17T15:02:52","modified_gmt":"2020-01-17T22:02:52","slug":"nau-scientists-map-hidden-water-ice-on-mars-knau-arizona-public-radio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/department-astronomy-planetary-science\/nau-scientists-map-hidden-water-ice-on-mars-knau-arizona-public-radio\/","title":{"rendered":"NAU Scientists Map Hidden Water Ice On Mars | KNAU Arizona Public Radio"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Scientists at Northern Arizona University mapped frozen water hidden just below the surface of Mars, with the goal of finding the best spots for future astronauts to visit. KNAU\u2019s Melissa Sevigny reports.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1720\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1720\" style=\"width: 464px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1720 size-landscape-image\" src=\"https:\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/1719-PIA00407-16-464x348.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"464\" height=\"348\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/373\/1719-PIA00407-16-464x348.jpg 464w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/373\/1719-PIA00407-16-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/373\/1719-PIA00407-16-232x174.jpg 232w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 464px) 100vw, 464px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1720\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mars <br \/><em>Credit NASA\/JPL-Caltech\/USGS<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Buried water ice influences the temperature of a planet\u2019s surface. The team used heat-sensing instruments on two orbiting spacecraft to map fluctuations in temperature during different seasons on Mars. They crunched the data in Northern Arizona University\u2019s supercomputer to make the map.<\/p>\n<p>NAU scientist Jennifer Buz is one of the authors. She says, &#8220;We knew that there was water ice on the poles. But it\u2019s super hard to send things to the poles\u2026 And so for future missions to Mars you need to target areas that aren\u2019t so polar. Our study shows there is accessible water ice in areas that we could presumably send a long term mission.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In some areas the ice is just an inch or so beneath the surface. A supply of local water will be necessary to future astronauts, so the team identified a mid-latitude region they say would be ideal to visit.<\/p>\n<p>The study was published in <a href=\"https:\/\/agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/10.1029\/2019GL083947\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Geophysical Research Letters<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Listen to the story here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.knau.org\/post\/nau-scientists-map-hidden-water-ice-mars\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NAU Scientists Map Hidden Water Ice On Mars | KNAU Arizona Public Radio<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scientists at Northern Arizona University mapped frozen water hidden just below the surface of Mars, with the goal of finding the best spots for future astronauts to visit. KNAU\u2019s Melissa Sevigny reports. &nbsp; Buried water ice influences the temperature of a planet\u2019s surface. 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