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   From: kymhorsell@gmail.com   
      
   In alt.astronomy a425couple  wrote:   
   > On 8/12/24 16:35, kymhorsell@gmail.com wrote:   
   >> Liquid water could abound in Martian crust, seismic study suggests   
   >> Physics World, 12 Aug 2024 19:32Z   
   >> Physics World represents a key part of IOP Publishing's mission to   
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   >   
   > Kym,   
   > as you say Re: "Zouds!"   
   >  -- Mars now suspected of having ocean ~12 mi under surface   
   > Sounds really important,,,   
   > 1.  If it was proven, and if   
   > 2.  We had a way of being assured we could get to it   
   >   to use it.   
   >   12 miles = a really long way.   
   > The deepest we have gone on Earth is   
   > "The Kola Superdeep Borehole on the Kola peninsula of Russia reached   
   > 12,262 metres (40,230 ft) and is the deepest penetration of the Earth's   
   > solid surface. The German Continental Deep Drilling Program at 9.1   
   > kilometres (5.7 mi) has shown the earth crust to be mostly porous."   
   ...   
      
   And on a planet with 1/3 gravity and softer rocks (about 15% of hardness)?   
      
   There have been a couple deep holes seen from orbit. No radar   
   return from the bottoms AFAIK.   
      
   I like the way the press are playing up the "usefulness to mankind" angle. :)   
      
   We shall see what we shall see but the Mars Orbiter data is looking most   
   interesting.   
      
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