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Mars Express Confirms Water on Mars
jki writes "So, finally: Through the initial mapping of the South polar cap on 18 January, OMEGA, the combined camera and infrared spectrometer, has already revealed the presence of water ice and carbon dioxide ice. This information was confirmed by the PFS, a new high-resolution spectrometer of unprecedented accuracy. The first PFS data also show that the carbon oxide distribution is different in the northern and southern hemispheres of Mars. The MaRS instrument, a sophisticated radio transmitter and receiver, emitted a first signal successfully on 21 January that was received on Earth through a 70- metre antenna in Australia after it was reflected and scattered from the surface of Mars. This new measurement technique allows the detection of the chemical composition of the Mars atmosphere, ionosphere and surface." On another note, NASA has gotten some sort of signal from Spirit, but it's still not fully functional.
yeah, whatev, man.
I am a Muslim from the UK! HAHA Americunts our Express is more success than Spirit! Your all fat and stupid and suck!
In Europe Islam is feared and respected! It will one day be that way in the US!
Every one who hates Americans post here to tell Americans to fuck suck it!
Thank you for pointing that out. It's not like the press release didn't rub everyone's faces in the fact it's European.
Perosonally, I think that the ESA has a serious case of American Wang Envy. Scratch that. The whole damn socialist European Union seems to have it. Why does every press release have to mention how they are doing it "better" than we Americans are..... Yeah sure.
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Look at the replies above this post. It's amazing how americans like to prove to the world they're assholes.
/. didn't say a thing about ESA. It did mention NASA however. Curious eh?
It's also amazing how the blurb on
Here's a copy of the first page where I found your slut mother hanging hamburgers from her bagels:
ESA Life in Space Expanding Frontiers Improving Daily Life Protecting the Environment Benefits for Europe 23-Jan-2004 12:40 UT Multimedia ESA Multimedia gallery National galleries Media Centre Press Releases Information Notes ESA Television Services Calendar Publications Frequently asked questions ESA-sponsored Conferences Help Legal disclaimer Site Credits Contact Us Subscribe Search All ESA Home Advanced Search Mars Express sees its first water - scientific results OMEGA image of the southern polar cap of Mars 18 January 23 January 2004 ESA PR 06-2004. Mars Express, ESA's first mission to Mars, will reach its final orbit on 28 January. It has already been producing stunning results since its first instrument was switched on, on 5 January. The significance of the first data was emphasised by the scientists at a European press conference today at ESA's Space Operations Centre, Darmstadt, Germany. OMEGA observation of the South polar cap "I did not expect to be able to gather together - just one month after the Mars Orbit Insertion of 25 December - so many happy scientists eager to present their first results", said Professor David Southwood, ESA Director of Science. One of the main targets of the Mars Express mission is to discover the presence of water in one of its chemical states. Through the initial mapping of the South polar cap on 18 January, OMEGA, the combined camera and infrared spectrometer, has already revealed the presence of water ice and carbon dioxide ice. PFS shows different CO distribution in northern and southern hemisphere This information was confirmed by the PFS, a new high-resolution spectrometer of unprecedented accuracy. The first PFS data also show that the carbon oxide distribution is different in the northern and southern hemispheres of Mars. The MaRS instrument, a sophisticated radio transmitter and receiver, emitted a first signal successfully on 21 January that was received on Earth through a 70- metre antenna in Australia after it was reflected and scattered from the surface of Mars. This new measurement technique allows the detection of the chemical composition of the Mars atmosphere, ionosphere and surface. ASPERA, a plasma and energetic neutral atoms analyser, is aiming to answer the fundamental question of whether the solar wind erosion led to the present lack of water on Mars. The preliminary results show a difference in the characteristics between the impact of the solar wind area and the measurement made in the tail of Mars. Another exciting experiment was run by the SPICAM instrument (an ultraviolet and infrared spectrometer) during the first star occultation ever made at Mars. It has simultaneously measured the distribution of the ozone and water vapour, which has never been done before, revealing that there is more water vapour where there is less ozone. Reull Vallis - HRSC image 15 January 2004 ESA also presented astonishing pictures produced with the High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC). They represent the outcome of 1.87 million km2 of Martian surface coverage, and about 100 gigabytes of processed data. This camera was also able to make the longest swath (up to 4000 km) and largest area in combination with high resolution ever taken in the exploration of the Solar System. This made it possible to create an impressive picture 24 metres long by 1.3 metres high, which was carried through the conference room at the end of the press event by a group of 10-year-old children. Mrs Edelgard Bulmahn, German Minister for Research and Education, who is also chair of the ESA Council at Ministerial level, said at the press conference: "Europe can be proud of this mission: Mars Express is an enormous success for the European Space Programme." For further information please contact: ESA Media Relations Office Tel: +33(0)1.53.69.7155 Fax: +33(0)1.53.69.7690 Send this page to a friend
Considering that NASA already has color maps of all the water, this was non-news.
http://grs8.lpl.arizona.edu/latestresults.jsp
This site Sell pieces of land on mars! Now available: ocean view, swimming pools, etc... Hell, I want myself a part of the ocean! 200 years from now, there will be boats trafficking The Ziggamonean Ocean... Wikkid!
Here's what cracks me up. Scientists say there was probably a flood some long time ago on Mars...And their evidence is a tiny bit of frozen water??! Well, isn't it ironic that they believe that there could have been a massive flood on a planet where water barely exists now? And yet scientists say that a worldwide flood on the Earth is impossible, when really it is much more likey because of the amount of water that inhabits the Earth?
Ohhh shut yer yap you humourless fuck