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To: servo1969
"Curiosity’s drill bits may be contaminated with Earth microbes. If they are, and if those bits touch water, the organisms could survive."

So what?

6 posted on 09/10/2012 8:14:46 AM PDT by circlecity
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To: circlecity

bump


8 posted on 09/10/2012 8:16:56 AM PDT by GeronL (The Right to Life came before the Right to Pursue Happiness)
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To: circlecity

We’ll spread plague and disease to a new world and kill off all the native people, that’s what.


9 posted on 09/10/2012 8:18:21 AM PDT by Optimus Prime (Do liberals even qualify as sentient beings?)
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To: circlecity

The problem is that it could compromise the research; if Mars is contaminated with microbes from Curiosity then it could cast doubt on any detection of life signs.


13 posted on 09/10/2012 8:23:21 AM PDT by Squawk 8888 (Tories in- now the REAL work begins!)
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To: circlecity

Because when “o”care is finished that will be the only place acceptable to live.


17 posted on 09/10/2012 8:29:19 AM PDT by Portcall24
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To: circlecity

I can’t imagine why I should care. Is Mars going to sue us? Sic it’s MEPA on us (Mars Environmental Protection Agency)


36 posted on 09/10/2012 9:23:48 AM PDT by Babashane
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