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'We thought it was impossible:' Water frost on Mars discovered near Red Planet's equator (www.space.com)
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[โ€“] niktemadur@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

Also, the comparatively small and weak gravitational field of Mars has made it a most challenging target in the solar system, behind only Mercury and the Sun itself.
Of course, through trial and error, with better know-how and tech, they have gotten increasingly competent and even reliable at the task.