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New Mars Discoveries

Posted by samzenpus on from the the-land-beneath-the-land dept.

sighted writes "The fleet of five active spacecraft examining Mars (in addition to the recently-missing Mars Global Surveyor) have been working overtime. On the heels of last week's finding of possible flows of liquid water, the ESA has announced that an entire hidden landscape exists just beneath the surface of the Red Planet, and NASA has released some really amazing images of layered topography that will yield many clues to the history of this strange world."

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  1. I won't believe it until confirmed by LiquidCoooled · · Score: 4, Funny

    K'Breel, Speaker for the Council must give his judgement upon this matter.

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    liqbase :: faster than paper
    1. Re:I won't believe it until confirmed by bobcat7677 · · Score: 4, Funny

      Please allow K'Breel some time to provide a response. The esteemed speaker is very busy right now overseeing the analysis of the recently captured "Global Surveyor" human craft.

  2. I bet it's caramel. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Mmmmm...

  3. Odd pictures... by __aaclcg7560 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Didn't one of those new pictures show a space marine waving a soul cube on the surface?

  4. I didn't know satellites had a schedual by elzurawka · · Score: 1, Funny

    "have been working overtime" Hmm....so do they like power off the satellites for 16 hours a day normally? What exactly do they mean by "overtime"

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  5. Surprising! by Klowner · · Score: 5, Funny

    Hidden underground tunnels on mars eh? We need chainsaws, posthaste!

    And the "hidden tunnel" link in the article didn't point to doom 3 screenshots, slashdot impresses yet again.

    1. Re:Surprising! by GreatRedShark · · Score: 3, Funny

      Quick! Somebody call the Rock! I'm sure HE can handle this!

    2. Re:Surprising! by malsdavis · · Score: 4, Funny

      ...he just doesn't remember!

  6. White dolphins discovered in Hellas Basin! by StefanJ · · Score: 5, Funny

    No. Not really. They're gone forever, starved to death and poisoned by pollution.

    But maybe someday after Mars is terraformed* we'll have genetically engineered recreations that have the manufacturer's logo blazed on their flanks who swim along boats and squeak helpful shopping tips at the tourists.

    Stefan

    * By Halliburton, so bring a respirator.

  7. New vacation destination by EmbeddedJanitor · · Score: 2, Funny
    "Hidden waters" is a private secluded resort with plenty of sand.....

    Smal print: Please bring your own O2, water etc.

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  8. evidence by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Those underground cave-dwellings are obvious signs of life. But that mountain that is shaped like Colonel Sanders head, was probably part of KFC's early satellite marketing campaign.

  9. Duh by Is0m0rph · · Score: 2, Funny

    Everyone knows Martian tunnels lead to releasing the trapped oxygen there. Didn't you see Total Recall?