Mars Rover Sniffs First Hint of Water?

mhw25 writes "It is reported that the Mars rover Spirit is already well into its scientific mission, and may be detecting hints of water. The mini-Thermal Emission Spectrometer has returned its first image, with probable evidence of carbonates and hydrated minerals. We may know more after the rover rolls off its landing base, after making a 120 degree turn to avoid the airbag blocking its front ramp, to start analyses on soil from Thursday or Friday. An ongoing intrigue is already developing - a scientist reckoned that some of the soil around the airbag 'looks like mud, but it can't be mud'."

Comments

Re:Total Recall

[ender-iii]

Oh boy oh boy! Three breasted women are FOR REAL?

Now that we have finally landed...

[CrackedButter]

...they are fucking with our minds to make us either create more targets for them to shoot at at a later date or confuse the shit out of us that we give up invading their space and leave them alone. I mean we have all seen Mars Attack havn't we, they like to make a joke of things?,/br>
Remember how they made a bong out of a nuclear missle?
Now its the "chuck some water at the robot survivor to confuse it" while we reload.

IP on Mars?

[malacai]

If there is water on Mars, you can bet it is b/c of the hard work of aliens who blatently took and used SCO IP!!!

That Marvin Martian always looked like the type who was capable of such a thing...

Licensing issue

[BiOFH]

Darl McBride today issued a statement that this mud was clearly lifted from the SCO source code and, as such, Mars will be receiving letters outlining the need for them to pay licensing fees or face litigation. He then went on to deride NASA for its failure to indemnify the red planet against litigation.