Brrr! Mars Colder Than Expected

[liveweatherman]

Peering beneath the ice at the north pole of Mars has now revealed the red planet may be surprisingly colder than was thought.
Any liquid water that might exist on Mars therefore might be hidden deeper than once suspected, closer to that world's warm heart, researchers suggested.

An international team of scientists used the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter to probe the north pole of the red planet with radar. The ice cap there goes about 1.2 miles deep (2 km) and is roughly the size of Pakistan at 310,000 square miles large (800,000 square km).

These scans revealed the polar cap has up to four layers of ice rich in sand and dust, each separated by clearer sheets of nearly pure ice. Each dirty and clean layer is some 1,000 feet thick (300 meters). continue

[Frozen_Signal]

well the planet is between 130 to 150 million miles from the sun....am i missing something there? and no diss on you livewx just the article and the logic....

[liveweatherman]

We will going to expect more data as Phoenix mission to Mars is schedule to land on Mars this coming May 25..other event that will be marked in the history..The two bold goals of this mission is to study the history of water in the Martian arctic and (2) search for evidence of a habitable zone..
Other goals of Phoenix is to study the water and soil for evidence of climate cycles,characterize the climate and geology of Mars,determine whether life ever arose in Mars and preparation for Human exploration to Mars..