Key questions about ice on the red planet, its climate record and its potential for habitability were the subject of the seventh edition of the International Conference on Mars Polar Science and Exploration, held for the first time in the Southern Hemisphere.
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Becerra, P., Smith, I.B., Coronato, A. et al. Mars polar science at the end of the world. Nat Astron 4, 566–568 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41550-020-1127-y
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