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Large Caves Found on the Surface of Mars

Posted by Zonk on from the oh-crap-i'd-better-move-my-stuff dept.

David DelMonte writes "Space.com is reporting on the discovery of seven dark spots near the Equator on Mars. The thinking is that these are cave openings. The openings are the size of football fields, and one of them is thought to extend approximately 400 feet below the surface.'The researchers hope the discovery will lead to more focused spelunking on Mars. "Caves on Mars could become habitats for future explorers or could be the only structures that preserve evidence of past or present microbial life ," said Glenn Cushing of Northern Arizona University, who first spotted the black areas in the photographs.'"

5 of 191 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Let's fork it! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    once i went to school with this big black guy he wore glasses and had a fro like all bluckguys had in the 80's he was very tall and big but not fat we called him cheesecakes brown and we assumed he had a phenomenal penis

    kthxbye

  2. Is Bin Laden in those caves? by EggMan2000 · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    We should call the Army and have them take a look.

    --
    what? what I thought we were in the trust tree in the nest, were we not?
  3. Old news by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    The BBC has already covered this. I'd be very surprised if /. hasn't already mentioned this and that this is a dupe.

  4. While we're at it by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Tag: littlegreencavemen

  5. Re:spelunking by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Not all that obscure if you happen to pay attention to the English language. I mean, there's even a piece of slashvertisement-supported software that derives it's name from the word...