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Nasa. Viking 2 mission. This photograph reveals to scientists the presence of ice on the Martian soil, clearly visible as white spots. The rocks on the image have a size that varies from 10 to 80cm. This is the first time that Martian ice has been observed in color at the end of the Martian winter. This ice is not composed of carbon dioxide as scientists thought but of clathrate dioxide (six parts of water for one part of carbon dioxide). September 25, 1977.period chromogenic print. Caption on the back - Dimensions : 25,6 x 20,2 cm with margins
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