The "water" that has been found on Mars, ....is it the same H20 as what is on earth?

Question

Why the interest in Mars? Is there something that they are not telling us about? Will water on Mars change anything about the life we are living right now?

Answer 1

Yes, water is the same.  Although ice means pretty  much any frozen solid (water, CO2, methane), water always means HOH.  

There is interest in Mars for several reasons.  1.  It's similar to Earth.  2.  It's close to Earth by astronomical standards.  3.  We can see Mars with the naked eye.  4.  Mars is one of the few places we think life as we know it could have existed.  

Answer 2

The previous answers tell of why there is so much interest of water on Mars (even though is is solid ice and not liquid).  The most interesting question is if there was any type of life that use to live in the water on Mars.  How would it affect things on Earth?  I think that it would cause a conflict within some religions as some believe that the Earth is the ONLY place that life exist.

Answer 3

Water is the same everywhere.  If mars can support life, it can be a safe haven if nuclear fallout occured or we needed elements.  Life won't really change if there is water.  They aren't hidding anything either.

Answer 4

it is frozen or solidified. The only thing is if there is h2o on mars that increases more of a possibility of humans living on the planet.

Answer 5

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Answer 6

Water is water, no matter where it is. It must be H20, otherwise it isn't water!

Answer 7

H2O is the same anywhere.

That it is found on Mars is important because it increases

the chances that there is, or was, life there.

It also means that a possible future colony could find water.

Answer 8

H20 is H20 no matter where you are in the universe.  Two atoms of hydrogen bonded to a single atom of oxygen make up the drinkable water you enjoy on Earth.  Water was found on Mars in the form of water vapor and / or water ice.  Liquid water cannot be found on Mars because the atmospheric pressure isn't great enough to sustain water in this form.  What happens is a process known as sublimation, where when ice melts it changes from a solid to a gas without ever becoming a liquid.  The significance of finding water on Mars is that it could possibly mean that life once existed on Mars in the form of single celled organisms or other primitive forms.  It also means that it may prove beneficial if we decide to terraform the planet Mars to make it habitabil for human life one day.  Hope this helps.