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Strange Globs Could Signal Water On Mars

Posted by timothy on from the growing-merging-dripping dept.

Joshua.Niland writes "Strange globs seen on the landing strut of the Phoenix Mars lander could be the first proof that modern Mars hosts liquid water. Images from the robotic craft show what appear to be liquid droplets growing, merging, and dripping on the lander's leg over the course of a Martian month. Just when is NASA going to fix that leaking roof on the backlot?"

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  1. Do I have this right? by chopper749 · · Score: 5, Funny

    We sent a robot to look for water on Mars. It lands in an icy puddle, and gets covered in mud and tiny droplets (that behave just like water). But we can't tell if it's water or not. Your tax dollars at work!

  2. Re:Silly by fahrbot-bot · · Score: 5, Funny

    If that was an astronaut up there this would be resolved in a minute, not a month.

    ...Astronaut samples the water, "Hmm, tastes pretty good...gack...gack..." Cue any number of "Martian Zombie" movies... Now do you see why we just send robots? Sure their programming sometimes goes bad and they start killing us, but don't EAT OUR BRAINS!

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  3. Re:Next mission... by Jafafa+Hots · · Score: 5, Funny

    Because of discoveries on Mars a few years ago, I registered the domain name martiansprings.com.

    I get these late night brilliant ideas that go nowhere. I was picturing bottled water sold as a souvenir gimmick in science museum gift shops.

    Some say I'm bipolar.

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  4. Re:No, it proves there is water vapor by tcolberg · · Score: 5, Funny

    Would this "dog" be green and have a broom on his head?