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Is Mars A Green Planet?

Posted by timothy on from the nice-too-leafy dept.

linuxator writes: "While scientists were looking at stuff that Pathfinder collected from the red planet, they discovered that they may be looking at chlorophyll. What does it prove if it really is chlorophyll? Well, chlorophyll is that green stuff in plants... So figure it out yourself :) "

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  1. In other news... by leviramsey · · Score: 3, Funny

    Scientists at the International Slashdot Observatory have found evidence of repeat postings on /.

    The lead researcher said, in presenting his findings, "compare this article with the parent. Notice the stunning similarity? The only rational explanation is that Slashdot is repeating itself."

  2. I know what it means... by joshjs · · Score: 3, Funny

    ...somebody left the latch up, and the pathfinder was rolling around in the garden again. That's all. ;p

  3. Re:More Martian Psuedoscience by dodald · · Score: 3, Insightful
    It seams to me that most people disagree with you. There is evidence of significant ammounts of water on mars. If you perform the same calculations for Earth what are your results? I highly doubt that there is enough energy from the Sun to create water on this planet, yet we have water and tons(an understatement) of iron.

    We know there is water on a couple moons, which would get significantly less exposure to the sun. I am really just curious.

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  4. We've been through this before by nucal · · Score: 3, Informative
    This was already covered. Read this press release, released following the BBC article.

    "Stoker has said they did not find evidence of chlorophyll or any evidence of life on Mars," the spokesperson said. "There's really nothing to report. I think they [the BBC] read more into the abstract than is really there."