Mars Rover Sniffs First Hint of Water?

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Mars Rover Sniffs First Hint of Water?

Posted by simoniker on Monday January 12, 2004 @09:31AM from the probing-in-the-rain dept.

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'."

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Heh, that wasn't water you just sniffed :-) by Anonymous Coward · 2004-01-12 09:33 · Score: -1, Offtopic

*farts*
About Time! by forkazoo · 2004-01-12 09:33 · Score: -1, Offtopic

I for one, welcome our aquatic martian overlords! Seriously, with all that has gone wrong in Mars exploration, it is great to see some genuine success. My hat is off to all who have worked on Space missions (The ones that got there, as well as the ones that left) because we are one step closer to getting a tiny fraction of a clue about the worlds around us!

W00t.
Re:Total Recall by ender-iii · 2004-01-12 09:35 · Score: 0, Offtopic

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

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Re:10000 digits of pi by Anonymous Coward · 2004-01-12 09:35 · Score: -1, Offtopic

Pi. What is it all about... is it good, or is it whack?
No thanks, by Anonymous Coward · 2004-01-12 09:35 · Score: -1, Offtopic

I am a vegan...
brother where art tho by MonkeysKickAss · 2004-01-12 09:36 · Score: -1, Offtopic

Yes soon the rover will find my brother, my family lost him on our family vaction to Mars last year he responds to E.T.

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Re:intrigue by Anonymous Coward · 2004-01-12 09:50 · Score: -1, Offtopic

I wonder what the Black Gay Love group thinks about this. Niggas? Any thoughts?

BD
Now that we have finally landed... by CrackedButter · 2004-01-12 09:51 · Score: 0, Offtopic

...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.

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Re:first post! by Anonymous Coward · 2004-01-12 10:09 · Score: -1, Offtopic

You failed it!

But your logged-in efforts were appreciated
Re:Total Recall by Anonymous Coward · 2004-01-12 10:10 · Score: -1, Offtopic

Yuck! I hope not. Unless I grow a third hand, maybe.
IP on Mars? by malacai · 2004-01-12 10:45 · Score: 1, Offtopic

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...
Sorry! by Anonymous Coward · 2004-01-12 10:49 · Score: -1, Offtopic

Your Kung Fu is not strong.
Licensing issue by BiOFH · 2004-01-13 01:18 · Score: 0, Offtopic

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.

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