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Flowing Water Discovered on Mars

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the john-jones-homeworld dept.

Dolphy writes "BBC News has the latest big scoop on the Mars phenomenon. Researcher Tahirih Motazedian apparently uncovered proof quite some time ago of flowing water and surface change on Mars."

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  1. Re:Water's not the only liquid in universe by MegaFur · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Because people desperately want it to be water. If it's water, then that greatly increases the chance that there's life there. Or, if there isn't, it would make it a lot easier to start life there.

    Humans (including scientists) are social creatures. That means they don't like being alone. As long as our Earth is the only one we know of that has water and supports life, we are alone in the Universe. Wouldn't it be great if there were life (or at least water) on Mars? Then we could point to it and say, "See! Us poor, isolated little lusers here on Earth aren't such freaks after all! They've got water just like we do!"

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