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HPR’s Dave Lawrence and Christopher Phillips hosted Stargazer on Mondays to discuss the latest developments in astronomy. Stargazer is no longer in production. The last episode aired on Oct. 16, 2023.

Stargazer November 28 - December 4, 2016: Water Ice on Mars

courtesy of Shawn A. Laatsch

No, not that kind of water ice. In addition to what we can try and spot in our dark island skies, we hear about a NASA discovery of frozen water just beneath the surface of the Red Planet, as HPR ATC Host Dave Lawrence speaks with Christopher Phillips.

Credit courtesy NASA/JPL-Caltech/Univ. of Arizona
NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter makes a critical discovery of ice on Mars. This image is vertically exaggerated and of the area where they think there is ice just below the surface.

     

Dave Lawrence is the local host of All Things Considered, Road Stories (formerly Off the Road) and Stargazer.
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