A large amount of water has been discovered on Mars, but it is not accessible
More than three billion years ago, the surface of Mars was flooded with liquid water on a periodic basis. The exact location of these flows remains a mystery, as they may have evaporated, become trapped in minerals, seeped underground, or been preserved in ice caps. In order to find out, American scientists analyzed data from the InSight lander and simulated the properties of rocks in the Martian crust.
Seismic measurements helped researchers from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography and the University of California, San Diego and Berkeley, led by Vashan Wright, discover water that is missing on Mars. Based on their calculations, the water is located in fractured igneous rocks between 11.5 and 20 kilometers deep. There is an entire ocean there, with a thickness ranging from one to two kilometers if it were located on the surface.
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Cameras from the Mars rover Perseverance have allowed scientists to make an interesting discovery. An unusual piece of debris has been noticed in the footage - a fragment of thermal protection that was wrapped around the rover during its descent to the Martian surface.
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Rocket Lab has successfully completed fire tests of its Archimedes methane engine
This is a new, reusable engine that is ready to be installed on a rocket. It is a flight-ready engine, not a prototype, but it has not yet been certified and received the necessary permits from the regulatory authority. It is expected that the first launch using the new Rocket Lab engine will take place next year.
Archimedes, powered by methane and oxygen steam, was tested at NASA's John C. Stenn