quade 4 #1 March 2, 2004 There are rumors this is going to be a "big" one. Ya might wanna watch NASA TV or tune in on the internet. There are Real Player and Windows Media Player links on this page. http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/mer/landing.cfmquade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest #2 March 2, 2004 QuoteThere are rumors this is going to be a "big" one. Ya might wanna watch NASA TV or tune in on the internet. There are Real Player and Windows Media Player links on this page. http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/mer/landing.cfm Unless they say they've found organic life, it can't be that big.... Still, you've got me curious! mh ."The mouse does not know life until it is in the mouth of the cat." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #3 March 2, 2004 My guess (as well as most people that are following it) is that there appears to be significant amounts of water on the planet, in a briny, slushy form right now. It's pretty easy to put two and two together from that.quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gravitymaster 0 #4 March 2, 2004 You might find this article interesting. http://www.space.com/news/spacehistory/viking_life_010728-1.html Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skylord 1 #5 March 2, 2004 I heard they found evidence of ancient dropzones and fossilized canopies. There was apparently a weathered sign that said, "Skydive Mars". NASA has no explanation as to why the sign was in English. BobBob Marks "-when you leave the airplane its all wrong til it goes right, its a whole different mindset, this is why you have system redundancy." Mattaman Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #6 March 2, 2004 Yep. Read that awhile back.quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest #7 March 2, 2004 Was it discovered by the rovers? I guess the briny nature of it is what keeps it from sublimating? Interesting. Let's see if the rover microscopes can see anything swimming around.... mh ."The mouse does not know life until it is in the mouth of the cat." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gary350 0 #8 March 2, 2004 This should be about to start. . . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #9 March 2, 2004 Yep. Just now.quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
base311 0 #10 March 2, 2004 waiting on bated breath.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fudd 0 #11 March 2, 2004 Been waiting for this all day....excited now There are only 10 types of people in the world. Those who understand binary, and those who don't. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gary350 0 #12 March 2, 2004 Quotewaiting on bated breath.... Just like the cat that ate cheese and then blew into the mousehole. . . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gawain 0 #13 March 2, 2004 QuoteQuoteThere are rumors this is going to be a "big" one. Ya might wanna watch NASA TV or tune in on the internet. There are Real Player and Windows Media Player links on this page. http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/mer/landing.cfm Unless they say they've found organic life, it can't be that big.... Still, you've got me curious! mh . Alas, I was disappointed: Quote"Liquid water once flowed through these rocks. It changed their texture, and it changed their chemistry," I know this is the real "Proof" about water on Mars, but since we know there's ice at the poles, and there has been plain photographic evidence of "river beds" this isn't really that big. So I try and I scream and I beg and I sigh Just to prove I'm alive, and it's alright 'Cause tonight there's a way I'll make light of my treacherous life Make light! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #14 March 2, 2004 Well, certainly not quite as "big" as the rumor, but important stuff none the less. Steve Squires didn't hedge any bets at all when he said that there, at one time, was water and in the areas that they studied there was a habitable environment to sustain life as we know it. Ok, he didn't say there -was- life, mostly because that wasn't within the scope of his experiments or capabilities of his equipment, but that the record of the rocks showed it was a definate possibility.quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gawain 0 #15 March 2, 2004 Don't get me wrong, I think the work that's being done is extraordinary. No doubt. Nor do I think any bets have been hedged. However, I don't think their "no details teaser" for a press release was very helpful. I won't say it's exactly like crying wolf, but reinforcing "common" knowledge... *deep sarcastic voice* Now if I was on Mars, I would...blah...blah...blah... */deep sarcastic voice* I'm curious, too bad they couldn't bring some water, or salt water that they could pour into the ground up there and measure any results. Just to see... So I try and I scream and I beg and I sigh Just to prove I'm alive, and it's alright 'Cause tonight there's a way I'll make light of my treacherous life Make light! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
