Sentences with phrase «ice deposits»

The layers of dust sediment tend to grow thicker near the poles where ice deposits remain for longer periods of time.

It is known that there are vast ice deposits beneath the surface of the planet.

These are air concentrations, not snow / ice deposit concentrations.

Studies of ice deposits in Antarctica indicate that the amount of CO2 has been increasing at an exponential rate ever since the beginning of the industrial revolution in the mid-18th century.

In this first episode of The Mars Report we celebrate the 14th anniversary of the Opportunity rover; show you a recent panoramic view from the Curiosity rover; and recap a «cool» discovery of ice deposits spotted by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.

By the time that happens, perhaps around 2018, planners hope to have resolved some key unknowns: whether there are ice deposits at one of the lunar poles, whether a space suit can be made that can survive multiple journeys across the dust - ridden landscape, and whether the human body can survive dust, lengthy stays in reduced gravity, and prolonged exposure to cosmic radiation.

Hamilton's model also showed that a small ice deposit naturally attracts more ices by reflecting away solar light and heat.

Hamilton's model also showed that a small ice deposit naturally attracts more ices by reflecting solar light and heat.

The most valuable for what they tell of the Sun are carbon of atomic weight 14 (14C, or «radiocarbon»), found in tree - rings, and beryllium of weight 10 (10Be) that is naturally sequestered in polar ice deposits.

While Dundas said the scientists can't pin down an exact age of the new ice deposits, in geological terms they appear young.

Here's another statistic: If the CO2 in the atmosphere were to freeze out as dry ice depositing on the ground, the dry ice layer would only be about 7 millimeters thick.

The temperatures inside the shadowed craters are just right for ice deposits blanketed by regolith darkened by organic compounds, explained David Paige of the University of California, Los Angeles.

The Shackleton crater, the small olive green patch located directly at the lunar south pole (and embedded in the area with diagonal lines), is thought to contain ice deposits in its perpetually shaded depths.

There could be eons - old ice deposits buried below ground and newer water at the surface.

Impacts exposing subsurface ice deposits and generating hydrothermal activity are one possible explanation for the bright spots and Herschel's water vapor; «cryovolcanoes» that erupt volatiles such as water rather than rock are another.

That's enough to build up thin but detectable ice deposits over 100,000 years or so.

With its towering ice formations and large underground ice deposit, Scărișoara Ice Cave is among the most important scientific sites in Europe.

From there they could control a fleet of robotic explorers and investigate the composition of ancient ice deposits in the forever - dark craters of the Aitken basin.

At left, and across the bottom of the scene, gray - white CH4 ice deposits modify tectonic ridges, the rims of craters, and north - facing slopes.

But an existing ice deposit might also be an exploitable water source for future human exploration.»

«Based on the likely location of ice deposits during this period of Mars» history, and the amount of meltwater that could have been produced by Lyot ejecta landing on an ice sheet, we think this is the most plausible scenario for the formation of these valleys» said David Weiss, a recent Ph.D. graduate from Brown and the study's lead author.

The maps also pinpointed areas that could be worthy of future landing missions, such as cliff flanks that may be laden with ice deposits.

As MGS skimmed the planet from pole to pole, it tracked changes in carbon dioxide ice deposits near the south pole of Mars.

Permanently shadowed craters near the lunar polar regions have been found to harbor water ice deposits and organic compounds.

NASA has said that future Mars - exploring astronauts could use ice deposits close to the surface.

The air has been sealed off in the bubbles when the ice was laid down, and extracted from cores drilled deep within the layered ice deposits.

The atmospheric soot and ash from these fires settles down on ice deposits making them darker and thus more prone to absorb solar energy.

Today, scientists announced that the spin axis of the moon is about 6 ° different than it was billions of years ago, based on evidence of off - kilter polar ice deposits.

Dundas's team first spotted some of the new ice deposits a few years ago in images from the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.

The findings of a new research made public last week blame rising temperatures caused by climate change to the colossal loss of ice deposits in the Himalayas.

Chunks of ice deposited by the neighbouring glacier swirl across the otherwise untouched lake and provide cabin colonists with an organic view of the water and craggy peaks beyond with just the mustard shelter for company.

«Those ice deposits may indeed be there,» Milliken said, «but because they are in shadowed areas it's not something we can easily confirm using these data.»

These ice deposits would likely require a thin insulating blanket, perhaps a layer of fine - grained surface material, or regolith, to keep it from sublimating away.

Circling the poles, the LRO will profile mineral abundances, scout potential landing sites, and look for water - ice deposits, imaging the terrain to a resolution of three feet.

Just weeks before, Spudis had presented findings showing that the moon's north pole is rich in ice deposits, which would be a boon to establishing a long - term lunar presence.

Most of these areas likely have been cold enough to trap water ice for a billion years, suggesting that ice deposits could exist there now.

Mars Express has provided the first sub-surface sounding measurements thanks to the first radar instrument ever flown to Mars, and discovered underground water - ice deposits.

The spacecraft carries the first radar instrument ever flown to Mars which has returned pioneering sub-surface sounding measurements that show underground water - ice deposits.

In the summer, these drifts were likely exposed to warmer summer temperatures, melting the snow and ice deposits, which then ran down the crater slopes, eroding the sediment and forming the channels and fans of the gullies.

Evidence for these ice deposits comes from high - resolution spectra obtained using the Gemini Observatory's Adaptive Optics system, ALTAIR coupled with the near - infrared instrument NIRI.

Because of this, ice deposits in the polar regions are likely to be diminished in the summer period, while the build - up of ice in Tombaugh Regio may have endured for millions of years.

The Utopia Planitia region on the planet Mars has ice deposit that holds as much water as the Lake Superior.

But the scientists cautioned that more observations are needed to learn about the layers, purity, and thickness of these ice deposits — which could show things such as the composition of the ancient atmosphere.

Lightning, fire, and ice deposits are found all over Eos, and Noctis can draw and collect up to 99 units of each element.