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Probable Water Ice Sighted On Mars

Posted by timothy on from the pronounced-wooder-ice-in-philly dept.

CraftyJack writes "Bright white chunks in the trenches dug by the Phoenix Lander have disappeared, leading Peter Smith & co. to believe that the chunks were ice that has since sublimated."

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  1. Re:The real question is... by ChuckSchwab · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Hey fuckhole! In case you hadn't heard, even if there were solid platinum bars on the surface of the moon, covering the whole place, it STILL wouldn't be profitable to collect them!

    Now, think about how much cheaper oil is per unit weight. Think about how much more it costs to make it to Mars.

    Yeah, let's try that one again.

  2. Re:The real question is... by Oktober+Sunset · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    I want a moon weasel and I want one now!

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  3. Re:The real question is... by cjb658 · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Weren't we supposed to get cheap oil when we invaded Iraq?

  4. my prediction... by timmarhy · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    If they found life on mars you'd spend the next 20 years disproving all the nay sayers claiming the bacteria is really contamination from earth. there are some people who have great emotional investment in there not being life anywhere but earth, and they will do anything to be right.

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