Water Ice at Mars’ North Pole is Considerably Cleaner than Previously Believed

Sep 30, 2026 - 17:00
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Water Ice at Mars’ North Pole is Considerably Cleaner than Previously Believed
Map of the six north polar locations analyzed by P. Mohan & A.R. Khuller, where water ice is exposed at the Martian surface. Image credit: P. Mohan & A.R. Khuller, doi: 10.1038/s44453-026-00054-9.

A new analysis of orbital and lander data from Mars suggests the exposed north-polar water ice contains less than 3% dust, far below earlier estimates of up to 25%.

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