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NASA orbiter discovers ice in craters between north pole, equator of Mars

By Associated Press
September 25, 2009

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PASADENA, Calif. - A spacecraft orbiting Mars has spotted water ice in several impact craters midway between the north pole and the equator - the first time ice so close to the surface has been discovered so far south on the red planet. (Full article: 229 words)

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