The crust of Mars is thought to be:
Thick.
The rings of Saturn are caused by:
A moon made out of ice getting too close to Saturn and being shredded into small chunks of crushed ice.
The Drake equation is:
A way of estimating the number of planets with intelligent beings in our galaxy with a technical capability at least equivalent to our own.
The SETI (Search for Extra Terrestrial Intelligence) project is attempting to make contact with intelligent beings on other worlds. The best method now thought to do this is by:
Radio communications.