Mjolnir to Hammer the Martian Regolith

Sending a robot drilling rig to look for subsurface ice on Mars would be a tricky mission. Arizona State University scientist Phil Christensen proposes another way. Launch a quarter ton copper projectile at the mid-latitudes of Mars’ Northern Hemisphere, and look for water in the ejecta from the ten to 25 meter deep crater it digs. The project’s name: THOR, of course.

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