Massive ice deposits found on Mars
Scientists say they have found huge deposits of ice on the south pole of Mars that are so plentiful they would blanket the planet in 11 metres of water if they were liquid.
The deposits are up to 3.7 kilometres thick and cover an area larger than Texas.
The deposits are under a polar cap of white frozen carbon dioxide and water.
They appear to be composed of at least 90 per cent frozen water with dust mixed in.
The findings have been published in the Science journal.
[Liquid water is a necessity for life as we know it.]
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