ExoMars TGO took this photo of the south polar cap of Mars on May 13 of this year.
Please read the description given by ESA regarding the composition of the ice visible in this photo.
While NASA has always stated that Mars’ south polar cap is composed primarily of dry ice, here ESA is talking exclusively about water ice!
Here is a small demonstration of how important it is to be able to verify a discovery through different and independent sources.
This post has been automatically translated. See the original post here.