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UCLA Scientist Discovers Plate Tectonics On Mars

Posted by timothy on from the was-just-trying-to-find-the-rest-room dept.

Reader SternisheFan links to a press release at UCLA, and excerpts from it another bit of Mars news: "For years, many scientists had thought that plate tectonics existed nowhere in our solar system but on Earth. Now, a UCLA scientist has discovered that the geological phenomenon, which involves the movement of huge crustal plates beneath a planet's surface, also exists on Mars. 'Mars is at a primitive stage of plate tectonics. It gives us a glimpse of how the early Earth may have looked and may help us understand how plate tectonics began on Earth,' said An Yin, a UCLA professor of Earth and space sciences and the sole author of the new research."

5 of 87 comments (clear)

  1. Re:I think I'll wait... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    Regardless, it looks obvious

    Excellent! When do we file the patent?

  2. Re:I think I'll wait... by K.+S.+Kyosuke · · Score: 5, Funny

    I have a friend who actually is a planetary geologist and focuses most of his attention on Mars, and I haven't heard any of this from him.

    In that case, you must yell louder for him to notice you. Or just dress in red.

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  3. Its a good thing that Curiosity is from California by toygeek · · Score: 3, Funny

    Its used to earthquakes.

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  4. Re:I think I'll wait... by osu-neko · · Score: 5, Funny

    Regardless, it looks obvious

    I dunno... plate tectonics on Mars? Seems faulty to me... ;)

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  5. Re:Wow. Is the southern hemisphere a supercontinen by Paradise+Pete · · Score: 5, Funny

    I've been working on a time machine. I've got it to the stage where it can make small jumps into the future. Right now it can go one minute ahead. You just get in, sit in the chair, and press the button. It's not (yet) instantaneous, though. It takes about 60 seconds to complete the trip. I just need some more funding. Look for my kickstarter project soon. If it passes the $100K level I'll put in a more comfortable chair, which would open the way to longer journeys.