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Plan To Bomb Mars For Signs of Climate Change

Posted by Zonk on from the brute-forces-science dept.

Oliver Harris writes "Scientists are planning on launching huge copper slugs at Mars in the hope that they will reveal signs of climate change. Problem: What happens when the Martians launch their own copper slugs back?" From the article: "'It's neat because it's a brute force way to gain access to the subsurface of Mars,' says David Spencer, a team member at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, US. 'The impactor will be very simple and we'll get our first look at material from that depth.' Christensen says that will provide a crucial test for models of Mars's past climate."

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  1. The results by Syberghost · · Score: 5, Funny

    AP, 2106: NASA scientists have determined that the Martian atmosphere contains a metric farkload of copper.

  2. boom by God'sDuck · · Score: 5, Funny

    Wait - when did we add Spirit and Opportunity to the Axis of Evil?

  3. I saw this on Sesame Street! by MobileTatsu-NJG · · Score: 3, Funny
    1. "Scientists are planning on launching huge copper slugs at Mars in the hope that they will reveal signs of climate change."

    2. "Problem: What happens when the Martians launch their own copper slugs back?"

    3. "From the article: "'It's neat because it's a brute force way to gain access to the subsurface of Mars,' says David Spencer, a team member at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, US."

    4."The impactor will be very simple and we'll get our first look at material from that depth.'


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  4. Didn't we do this already? by EvilMagnus · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...with the Beagle II?

    ( tongue firmly in cheek )

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  5. Marvin the Martian's revenge by SKPhoton · · Score: 3, Funny

    Problem: What happens when the Martians launch their own copper slugs back?

    Marvin the Martian will take us on. "Where's the kaboom? There's supposed to be an earth-shattering kaboom!"

  6. Re:Copper Shortage by dheltzel · · Score: 4, Funny

    See, the secret plan is to provoke a copper war with the Martians. When they launch their copper projectiles back to Earth, we just catch them and use them. Brilliant, I say, simply brilliant!

  7. Bombing Mars by Xymor · · Score: 4, Funny

    Frist the Bombing, then by 2015 US will be sending troops to secure democracy in Mars. This is just part of the plan to bring freedom to mars people.