This artist's illustration shows the four orbiters of the International Mars Ice Mapper (I-MIM) mission concept.
Credit: NASA
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Orbiters could find ice on Mars for future human missions
Mars is too cold for liquid water to exist on its surface, but a wealth of ice may exist just beneath the surface in certain regions. Future human missions to Mars could use this ice as a resource and study it to learn about the planet's past.
