<P> Research , published in April 2011 , described a large deposit of frozen carbon dioxide near the south pole . Most of this deposit probably enters Mars ' atmosphere when the planet 's tilt increases . When this occurs , the atmosphere thickens , winds get stronger , and larger areas on the surface can support liquid water . Analysis of data showed that if these deposits were all changed into gas , the atmospheric pressure on Mars would double . There are three layers of these deposits ; each is capped with a 30 - meter layer of water ice that prevents the CO from sublimating into the atmosphere . In sublimation a solid material goes directly into a gas phase . These three layers are linked to periods when the atmosphere collapsed when the climate changed . </P>
<P> Research , published in April 2011 , described a large deposit of frozen carbon dioxide near the south pole . Most of this deposit probably enters Mars ' atmosphere when the planet 's tilt increases . When this occurs , the atmosphere thickens , winds get stronger , and larger areas on the surface can support liquid water . Analysis of data showed that if these deposits were all changed into gas , the atmospheric pressure on Mars would double . There are three layers of these deposits ; each is capped with a 30 - meter layer of water ice that prevents the CO from sublimating into the atmosphere . In sublimation a solid material goes directly into a gas phase . These three layers are linked to periods when the atmosphere collapsed when the climate changed . </P>
studies have shown that the ice located in the south pole of mars is mostly
studies have shown that the ice located in the south pole of mars is mostly
frozen carbon dioxide
frozen carbon dioxide