Huge amounts of ice on Mars!

[Nemesis77]

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Water-ice has been found in vast quantities just below the surface across great swathes of the planet Mars.

The finding by the American space agency (Nasa) is undoubtedly one of the most important made about the Red Planet.

It solves one of its deepest mysteries, points the way for manned exploration and reignites the question of whether life may exist on the planet.

Insiders suggest that, partly as a result of this finding, Nasa may now commit itself to a manned landing within 20 years.

More in the website. Lots more!

 

SWEET !!!!

Anyone thirsty ?

 

[XZeroII]

oh no! You've discovered our secret! The invasion must begin ahead of schedule... (end transmission)

 

[apoppin]

I see.

 

[Soulflare]

Originally posted by: Nemesis77
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Insiders suggest that, partly as a result of this finding, Nasa may now commit itself to a manned landing within 20 years.

I imagine that bottled Mars water will arrive here much sooner.

 

[HappyPuppy]

How much would a Martian ice cube go for on egay?

 

[JC]

We are SO there....

 

[ndee]

Now if they would find lil green-man corpses, that would be interessting.

 

[ElFenix]

bad ass!

 

[wfbberzerker]

posts like this always make the creepy-crawlies come out of the woodwork and post on atot


but anyways, the article sounds sweet

 

[Harvey]

Thanks for the link. A really interesting story with possibly very important implications for us.

Anyone got a really long straw?

 

[yakko]

I've known that since my first visit.

 

[XMan]

Yeah, but what about turbinium?

 

[FoBoT]

Originally posted by: ndee
Now if they would find lil green-man corpses, that would be interessting.

this is big

its very plausible that if mars once had surface water in quantities like earth, there used to be intelligent beings living there

they need to get hot on that manned mission, i would like to see it before i die and i only got 30-40 years left

 

[ndee]

Originally posted by: FoBoT

Originally posted by: ndee
Now if they would find lil green-man corpses, that would be interessting.

this is big

its very plausible that if mars once had surface water in quantities like earth, there used to be intelligent beings living there

they need to get hot on that manned mission, i would like to see it before i die and i only got 30-40 years left

Intelligent beings? Like bacteria or worms? Interessting.

 

[Hayabusa Rider]

Water is essential for life, so the discovery enhances the belief that Mars could have had life in the past and perhaps in the present as well.
Because of this, bringing a sample of the ice and rock back to Earth by an unmanned sample return probe will become a top priority.





Anyone see any problem with this?

 

[ndee]

I think there are a lot more problems on earth than colonize Mars.

 

[SSP]

Originally posted by: Harvey
Thanks for the link. A really interesting story with possibly very important implications for us.

Anyone got a really long straw?

Just how do you suck ice from a straw? haha

 

[lawaris]

read about it too in the morn.


seems very x-citing !

 

[Lucky]

what does it taste like?

 

[kgraeme]

"Mars is essentially in the same orbit... Mars is somewhat the same distance from the Sun, which is very important. We have seen pictures where there are canals, we believe, and water. If there is water, that means there is oxygen. If oxygen, that means we can breathe."
-- Vice President Dan Quayle, 8/11/89



This really is an incredible finding. It's a testiment to the use of relatively inexpensive remote probes instead of manned missions. Manned missions are full of excitement and glamour, but we've learned far more about the planets in our system for far, far less with remote observation.