DiscoveryNews: Mining Mars? Where's the Ore?

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DiscoveryNews: Mining Mars? Where's the Ore?

Post by bystander » Mon Feb 22, 2010 5:01 pm

Mining Mars? Where's the Ore?
Discovery News - 2010 Feb 22
We may not be prospecting Mars anytime soon, but scientists have mapped out where on the planet we should look -- some day.
  • The best places on Mars for valuable ores are volcanoes, lava flows and impact craters.
  • Mars' different history, crust and atmosphere make it certain that minerals there will be different than those of Earth.
  • Martian miners will not likely be sending much back to Earth.

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