On 3 Sep 2003 23:02:36 GMT, (Ron Baalke)
wrote:


"These findings suggest that even under worst case scenarios, where wind is
maximizing evaporation, evaporation rates on Mars are quite low," Sears said.
This implies that surface water could indeed exist, or have existed recently,
under the given conditions on Mars.

Waitaminute...the pressure of the Martian atmosphere is only about 1%
that of Earth's at sea level, right?

Wouldn't any surface water just boil away?

Doug