Posted by
michael
on from the promising-news dept.
TheSync writes: "The BBC reports in an article that the Mars Odyssey spacecraft has detected large deposits of hydrogen at high latitudes using its neutron spectrometer. This may indicate significant water ice on the surface of Mars!"
From what I can recall, haven't they known about ice caps on Mars for a while?
Or is it just that they didn't know if it was *water* ice or not?
Of course it's water ice. Why would the Martians go to the trouble of building a planet-wide canal system if there was no water to fill them up?
Dan Quayle Knew All Along!
by
Serk
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Mars is essentially in the same orbit... Mars is somewhat the same distance from the Sun, which is very important. We have seen pictures where there are canals, we believe, and water. If there is water, that means there is oxygen. If oxygen, that means we can breathe.
-- Vice President Dan Quayle, 8/11/89 (reported in Esquire, 8/92)
-- Never ask a geek why, just nod your head and slowly back away. -Rob Malda
Reporting MO's preliminary observations, scientists said the first pass by the probe's neutron spectrometer had revealed evidence of the element in soil at high latitudes.
Maybe we should not jump to a conclusion before we hear from Larry and Curly, too?;^)
(Posting this as the theme from the "Three Stooges" runs through my mind.)
Only a matter of time...
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ruiner13
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before rich snobs get to pay $10K/bottle for pure Martian Spring water. I can see it now... "So pure, the source has been untouched for Billions of years!"
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today is spelling optional day.
Re:The key word is SURFACE ice
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Mannerism
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Just to be really anal about it: that would be subarean, not subterranean:-)
Have you never seen The Thing (http://us.imdb.com/Title?0084787) with Kurt Russel??? Thawing ANYTHING you find on Mars is the LAST thing you want to do!!!
-- We do not live in the 21st century. We live in the 20 second century.
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Or is it just that they didn't know if it was *water* ice or not?
Of course it's water ice. Why would the Martians go to the trouble of building a planet-wide canal system if there was no water to fill them up?
Mars is essentially in the same orbit... Mars is somewhat the same distance from the Sun, which is very important. We have seen pictures where there are canals, we believe, and water. If there is water, that means there is oxygen. If oxygen, that means we can breathe.
-- Vice President Dan Quayle, 8/11/89 (reported in Esquire, 8/92)
Never ask a geek why, just nod your head and slowly back away. -Rob Malda
If I could only figure out how to recalibrate my neutron spectrometer so it would detect beer (free) instead of water...
"Good things don't end with eum, they end with mania or teria." - H. Simpson
From the referenced article:
Maybe we should not jump to a conclusion before we hear from Larry and Curly, too? ;^)
(Posting this as the theme from the "Three Stooges" runs through my mind.)
before rich snobs get to pay $10K/bottle for pure Martian Spring water. I can see it now... "So pure, the source has been untouched for Billions of years!"
today is spelling optional day.
Just to be really anal about it: that would be subarean, not subterranean :-)
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Have you never seen The Thing (http://us.imdb.com/Title?0084787) with Kurt Russel??? Thawing ANYTHING you find on Mars is the LAST thing you want to do!!!
We do not live in the 21st century. We live in the 20 second century.