Astronomers think that there is water under the carbon dioxide ice because of its constant bubling in the ice you may not think that's why but we have been examing it constantly and watching the videos from the mars rover. did you know that mars has two moons named Phobos and Deimos both thoose names are Greek names. They are named after the gods of war who discovered mars in 1605. Phobos meaning fear and Deimos meaning panic or terror! oh and if you have anymore questions just e-mail me my e-mail is Taylor.parkes@hotmail.com my name is Taylor and you are allowed to add me on msn i really don't care but I'm not on every day because i am an astronaut so i go away a lot. Bye and thanks for letting me answer your questions.
Astronomers hypothesize that the southern polar cap of Mars has water ice under the carbon dioxide ice because of radar data that suggests the presence of a thick layer of water ice beneath the surface. Additionally, this hypothesis is supported by theoretical models of Mars' climate and geology.
Mars Polar CapThe southern polar cap is larger and colder. It is composed of carbon dioxide (dry ice) while the northern is mainly water ice (which freezes at a warmer temperature, therefore the dry ice cap in the south is colder).
The polar ice caps of Mars are believed to consist mostly of water ice and carbon dioxide ice, also known as dry ice. The northern polar cap is composed mainly of water ice, while the southern polar cap has a mixture of water ice and dry ice. These ice caps play significant roles in the planet's climate and seasonal changes.
Technically no planets are like Earth because the other planets don't have soil and water, but also, Mars is partially like Earth because astronauts have found ice on Mars, so that means that there was water on Mars.
The ice caps on Mars are primarily made of water ice, with layers of dust and frozen carbon dioxide. The northern ice cap is larger and consists mostly of water ice, while the southern ice cap is smaller and contains both water ice and frozen carbon dioxide.
Astronomers hypothesize that the southern polar cap of Mars has water ice under the carbon dioxide ice because of radar data that suggests the presence of a thick layer of water ice beneath the surface. Additionally, this hypothesis is supported by theoretical models of Mars' climate and geology.
While the Martian polar caps are mostly water ice, Mars does have a permanent southern polar cap layer of carbon dioxide about eight meters thick.
Mars Polar CapThe southern polar cap is larger and colder. It is composed of carbon dioxide (dry ice) while the northern is mainly water ice (which freezes at a warmer temperature, therefore the dry ice cap in the south is colder).
Carbon dioxide
Carbon dioxide is a non-polar molecule containing polar covalent bonds in its atoms.
non-polar molecule
Sodium iodide has ionic bonds, which are always polar. Carbon dioxide and hydrogen gas both have molecular (covalent) bonds; the ones in carbon dioxide are polar and those in elemental hydrogen molecules (H2) are nonpolar.
No, the polar caps of Mars are not believed to be composed entirely of frozen carbon dioxide. The polar caps consist of a mixture of water ice and carbon dioxide ice (dry ice). The carbon dioxide ice is most abundant during the winter.
carbon dioxide
It is a non-polar molecule. But it has polar covalent bonds between its atoms
Carbon dioxide has polar molecular bonds. However, in overall, it is a non polar, linear molecule.
The atmosphere of Mars contain 95,32 % carbon dioxide. In the polar zones carbon dioxide is as dry ice.