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Ice Detected Underneath Mars' North Pole
TheSync writes "A Reuters/Yahoo story says University of Arizona and Russian scientists have detected water ice uniformly distributed in the soil of Mars' north polar regions. The amount of hydrogen detected indicates ice of 80% to 90% of soil volume. Data was used from the Mars Global Surveyor and Mars Odyssey." It's worth noting that their study only detected large amounts of hydrogen; so much hydrogen that ice is figured to be the only form it could be in, although I kind of like the idea of Mars' pole covering a huge pocket of hydrogen gas.
While I believe that there is other life in the universe I doubt any of it is within our own solar system. As for discovering traces of life on Mars in the near future, I doubt it. We're still struggling to catalogue all our ecosystems here on earth and yet somehow a units of measurement challenged robot is going to stumble across life on Mars.
"She's a West Texas girl, just like me" - G.W Bush Iraqis
Ahhhh yes...Catholics. They always come out on top of the Religious Logic Ladder.
Imagine a Beowulf cluster ... nevermind.
As of 10/06/03, I hate COBOL developers.
It is harshly worded and neither is it absolute truth ...its a big useless letter written by yourself/your friend/ass whoever. first it was GOD created man shit and when people prove that man had evolved from some other animal, you say GOD created the first bacteria.(with refrence to parent or grandparent somewere above that guy mentions it). If you are going to change your belief why cant you change it about god as well ?
The best way to avoid American garbage like that the best way is to just visit sites in languages other than English.
Unfortunatly many American's learn spanish and french at school so sites in these languages may still be infected with retarded American-thought.
For best filtering of American stupidity I recommend languages of the far east. Most Americans are too dumb to learn those. And since most people who speak them aren't white the Americans naturally assume they stupid and uncivilized and don't go there.
So best way to avoid this kind of garbage sullying an otherwise decent conversation is to go to sites in languages that American dullards can't manage to learn.
Are you high?
This is extremely offtopic but I can not help but respond. Anyways, its people like you who are the filth of society. Yes, lets end free thought that does not conform to your values. I mean, that is the most un-american thing to do. So shut up and if I ever meet you in real life I'll punch you in the nose, bastard.
I actually had a drink over lunch to celebrate the death of a segregationist. How'd YOU celebrate the death of that rotting piece of ancient filth?
"America has done some terrible things. But I know that Americans don't cheer when innocents die." -Dave Barry