Not exact matches
Dundas and co-authors say that banding and color variations apparent in some of the scarps suggest layers «possibly
deposited with changes in the proportion of
ice and dust
under varying climate conditions.»
These signals allowed the researchers to peek
under the planet's rusty sands for hidden
deposits of
ice.
[1] Originally thought to occur only in the outer regions of the Solar System where temperatures are low and water
ice is common, significant
deposits of methane clathrate have been found
under sediments on the ocean floors of Earth.
[1] Originally thought to occur only in the outer regions of the Solar System, where temperatures are low and water
ice is common, significant
deposits of methane clathrate have been found
under sediments on the ocean floors of the Earth.