Esequiel Posted September 27, 2013 Share Posted September 27, 2013 Water! Pretty wow moment for me, next thing will be microscopic organisms found. We are not alone........ But yeah, cool eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mokong Posted September 27, 2013 Share Posted September 27, 2013 I thought they found water on Mars ages ago? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iun Posted September 27, 2013 Share Posted September 27, 2013 SAAAAI-LORS, fighting in the dance hall, OH MAN! Look at those cavemen go! ....tumtitumtitum... Is there life on MAR-HAHAHARS? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shorty Posted September 27, 2013 Share Posted September 27, 2013 I thought they found water on Mars ages ago? Yeah the Phoenix Lander found subsurface water in uninhabitable parts of Mars, and they found ice (frozen CO2). But now they've actually tested for water in the soil, and found quite a lot of it (relatively speaking). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob Posted September 27, 2013 Share Posted September 27, 2013 Yeah the Phoenix Lander found subsurface water in uninhabitable parts of Mars, and they found ice (frozen CO2). But now they've actually tested for water in the soil, and found quite a lot of it (relatively speaking). Yeah it was 3% I think. Positively squelching! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EEVILMURRAY Posted September 27, 2013 Share Posted September 27, 2013 Reaktorr/Mahs/giving people Air etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iun Posted September 27, 2013 Share Posted September 27, 2013 Reaktorr/Mahs/giving people Air etc. Open your miiiiiind... ...three boobies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dog-amoto Posted September 27, 2013 Share Posted September 27, 2013 See you all at the paahtee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EEVILMURRAY Posted September 27, 2013 Share Posted September 27, 2013 I'll go pick up Richter. He needs a helping hand these days. Or two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh64 Posted September 27, 2013 Share Posted September 27, 2013 I've already booked my trip to Mars on flight 247 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serebii Posted September 27, 2013 Share Posted September 27, 2013 Playing with fire :p It's been known that Mars had water...it stands to reason that it was in the soil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbob Posted September 27, 2013 Share Posted September 27, 2013 Reaktorr/Mahs/giving people Air etc. Open your miiiiiind... ...three boobies. See you all at the paahtee. I'll go pick up Richter. He needs a helping hand these days. Or two. I was wonder how long it would take to go back to Recall. Good news indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diageo Posted September 27, 2013 Share Posted September 27, 2013 We had evidence there was water on Mars by the rock formations, clay particles and other reasons. This is just the confirmation by actually finding the water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayseven Posted September 27, 2013 Share Posted September 27, 2013 My (basic) understanding is that we presume that finding water = possibility of life, right? My other understanding is that the atmosphere protects us from a lot of ionisation-type radiation, which Mars doesn't got. So a) no life on mars because shit be jiggy on a molecular scale or b) somehow life works and we find a cure for cancer and shit. I don't know much though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agent Gibbs Posted September 28, 2013 Share Posted September 28, 2013 if we keep invading their planet with rovers they could send their own robots back! :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoogleViper Posted September 28, 2013 Share Posted September 28, 2013 We had evidence there was water on Mars by the rock formations, clay particles and other reasons. This is just the confirmation by actually finding the water. Bolded the important point. The rock formations only showed evidence for previous existing water. And all of the previously found water didn't point to an abundance of it. This latest finding points to a (relatively) large amount of water. Additionally, the fact that it's in the soil, and not just clumps of ice or permeating frost in rock, makes it far more likely for microbial organisms to exist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esequiel Posted September 29, 2013 Author Share Posted September 29, 2013 Apparently they are hoping the dont find any ice, as one of the tech guys contaminated the drill but by opening its case before launch. We could accidently seed the planet with our own bacteria possibly killing any living life thats there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rummy Posted September 29, 2013 Share Posted September 29, 2013 Apparently they are hoping the dont find any ice, as one of the tech guys contaminated the drill but by opening its case before launch. We could accidently seed the planet with our own bacteria possibly killing any living life thats there. I'd expect no less of humanity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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