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Title: Life on Mars?
Post by: The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers on December 07, 2006, 02:12:27 PM

Maybe, actually

NPR (http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6587226) reported this morning on an article appearing in Science that a canal on Mars is suspected to have deposits placed by flowing water -- within the last half-decade.

Discuss.

Title: Re: Life on Mars?
Post by: The Lost One on December 09, 2006, 04:35:17 AM

Here is an article on this.

http://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/space/12/06/mars.water.ap/index.html

Flowing water on mars is entirely possible but I think it is hard to come to a definite conclusion on something like this by simply looking at the pictures. 

Title: Re: Life on Mars?
Post by: The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers on December 11, 2006, 02:15:39 PM

(there's an article link in my post too)

No one, as far as I know, is saying anything conclusive. They are careful to state this is only a possibility.

Title: Re: Life on Mars?
Post by: Mad Dr Jeffe on December 12, 2006, 06:37:52 PM

Life on Mars is one of Bowie's best, I totally love it and understand why Scientists do as well.

Title: Re: Life on Mars?
Post by: Archon on December 13, 2006, 11:45:35 PM

Valentine Michael Smith groks great wrongness in this.

Title: Re: Life on Mars?
Post by: Spriggan on December 17, 2006, 10:16:41 AM

intresting article on Slate about if the water is safe to drink or not and what condition it's in.

Title: Re: Life on Mars?
Post by: Aen Elderberry on December 18, 2006, 06:57:06 PM

Quote from: Archon on December 13, 2006, 11:45:35 PM

Valentine Michael Smith groks great wrongness in this.

This cracks me up every time I see it.  Between the Bowie reference and the Heinlein response I'm laughing every time I think of this.

Back to Mars - http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16094279/    check out the space pictures, especially the picture of Victoria Crater.  (also at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria_crater)

I think I've wanted to live on Mars since reading the Martian Chronicles when I was about 13.

Title: Re: Life on Mars?
Post by: GorgonlaVacaTremendo on December 19, 2006, 02:48:13 AM

As far as the Martian Chronicles go, why was that gun so cool?

Title: Re: Life on Mars?
Post by: Archon on December 20, 2006, 05:04:54 PM

I'm not sure. It might have been the bellows. Or maybe it was the killing mask that went along with it.