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Phoenix Lander Discovers Nighttime Snowfall On Mars
Many outlets are reporting on the recently released results of the various experiments and observations of NASA's Mars Phoenix Lander. Most notable is the discovery of nighttime snowfall on the planet, lending credibility to the idea of a hypothesized active water cycle based on earlier data collection. "The papers rely on evidence from a variety of the instruments on the lander, and the description of the data provides an impressive catalog of the various ways that Phoenix could prod and query the Martian pole. In the months before Martian winter shut the lander down, it managed to dig a dozen trenches, taking soil samples from each. These samples went into wet and dry chemistry labs, had their conductivity tested, and were even examined using an atomic force microscope. Meanwhile, cameras and a LIDAR system (a laser-based range detector) scanned the surroundings. The overall conclusion is that the northern pole has an active water cycle. This had been suggested by a variety of evidence from orbital sensors, as well early images returned from Phoenix. It's also not a huge shock, given the seasonal growth and retreat of the polar ice cap. Still, Phoenix provided some significant details on the cycling of water in the area where it landed."
to build a snowmartian.
Squirrel!
So they can now predict with greater certainty the weather on Mars than they can on Earth. I love this place.
For once, "Frosty Piss" might have been more on-topic.
Squirrel!
Yellow snow..
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Here's my proposal:
1) Build water plant on mars
2) Wait until the earth's drinkable water supply runs out
3) Sell martian water to the middle east at $4.00 a gallon
4) ???
5) Profit!
Now all we need to do is find a way to create some domes up there.
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You know, when you have to squander the solace of a remote filming location to make your box office smash, the least you can do is clean up after yourself. Hollywood, can you please clean up all that fake snow you left on Mars?
You are part of the problem.
Unless some of my very basic assumptions are wrong, this sort of cements the "active water cycle", doesn't it? I'm fairly certain that the Martian atmosphere won't tolerate something like methane snow, so what's left?
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I would love to hear from those officials that denied water was present/possible on Mars in the past; for them to admit they were wrong! If not the individuals, at least the official governmental organizations that they represent.
Maybe next time they will answer, We do not know but will keep an open mind and find out! or not.
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Leave it to us Canadians, we go to Mars to talk about the weather and manage to find snow.
Oh, and this is also old news, although it may be "new news" because today's article talks about *nighttime* snowfall and not just plain old "snowfall".
I, for one, welcome our new Martian yeti overlords.
nuh uh! you!
Obama is a twitter sock puppet
Well? How cool is it? :p
Again, for comparison - this is four times the weight of Queen Elizabeth.
Your post is ridiculous. There's no way that Queen Elizabeth weighs over 88,000 tons. I doubt she'd even weigh 88 kilograms.
When our name is on the back of your car, we're behind you all the way!
I for one welcome our new snow overlords, of which no two are exactly alike.
You are the cancer that is killing Slashdot.
... and don't you eat that yellow snow!
Phoenix Lander Discoverth Green Thnowfall On Marth
Why, yes! I AM new here.