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Is mars ice equivalent to earth ice?

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Anonymous

15y ago
Updated: 8/18/2019

It's properties are relatively the same, but because of the change in air pressure, the freezing point for water on mars is much colder than it is on earth.

As an add-on to the above answer: The ice on Mars is made up almost entirely of CO2.

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