ruisleipa wrote:
blademaster wrote:
Superior Mind wrote:
Life will adapt. Probably. If not, well, look at Venus, lol.
Mars is closer, plus scientists said there is a ice sheet covering the north pole of Mars....
There's no 'ice cheet' covering the North pole of Mars. There are miniscule traces of 'water' there. Let's not exaggerate.
according to satelites images and NASA
![https://img514.imageshack.us/img514/6126/300pxmars2casseenbytheh.jpg](https://img514.imageshack.us/img514/6126/300pxmars2casseenbytheh.jpg)
The composition of the ice will vary. For example Earth's polar ice caps are mainly water ice, while Mars's polar ice caps are a mixture of solid phase carbon dioxide and water ice.
![https://www.esa.int/images/212-010705-1343-6-3d-01-CraterIce_L.jpg](https://www.esa.int/images/212-010705-1343-6-3d-01-CraterIce_L.jpg)
Perspective view of crater with water ice
These images, taken by the High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) on board ESA’s Mars Express spacecraft, show a patch of water ice sitting on the floor of an unnamed crater near the Martian north pole.
The finding is a crucial first step toward learning whether the ground on Mars is hospitable, because all life as we know it requires water. Also u said it still cant be used, but it can be processed and reprocessed, kind of like salt water desalination process the same concept could be applied to the mars water and reprocess the possible carbon dioxide and water ice into drinking water....
Last edited by blademaster (2009-10-06 10:00:08)