pmMeAllofIt t1_iwxp614 wrote on November 19, 2022 at 3:34 AM Reply to comment by themonkeymoo in Mars was once covered by 300-meter deep oceans, study shows by magenta_placenta It's GEL- Global Equivalent Layer. Enough water to cover all of mars with 300m of water evenly. As of right now the estimates on the GEL of Mars' surface ice is 20-40m. In comparison, the GEL of Earth's water is over 2.5km. Permalink Parent 4
pmMeAllofIt t1_iwxp614 wrote
Reply to comment by themonkeymoo in Mars was once covered by 300-meter deep oceans, study shows by magenta_placenta
It's GEL- Global Equivalent Layer. Enough water to cover all of mars with 300m of water evenly. As of right now the estimates on the GEL of Mars' surface ice is 20-40m.
In comparison, the GEL of Earth's water is over 2.5km.