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NASA Gets A Good Look At Mars Soil And A True Puzzle
Chicago Tribune/Yahoo ^
| 1-7-2004
| Jeremy Manier
Posted on 01/07/2004 3:41:30 PM PST by blam
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To: null and void
I'm suggesting biological origin of the textured material. Wishful thinking, probably.
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posted on
01/07/2004 3:58:56 PM PST
by
RightWhale
(Repeal the Law of the Excluded Middle)
To: blam
"a mysteriously sticky form of soil" Now look for the toilet paper, guys!
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posted on
01/07/2004 4:03:08 PM PST
by
BobS
To: RightWhale
Several hundred scientists would have a mass faint! I might just get a bit wobbly, myself.
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posted on
01/07/2004 4:05:47 PM PST
by
Frank_Discussion
(May the wings of Liberty never lose a feather!)
To: blam
A mysteriously sticky form of soil?
Look for the BLUE DRESS!
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posted on
01/07/2004 4:07:54 PM PST
by
jaz.357
(We should be more open-minded toward people trying to kill us.)
To: asb3pe
I don't think iron oxide is magnetic. Along the same lines, though, a really fine dust might stick via static electricity. I am not really seeing that as the cause of this, however.
It looks darker than the surrounding soil, as if it is wet. We may have found a covered layer of liquid slightly below the dust.
I AM INTRIGUED!!
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posted on
01/07/2004 4:09:15 PM PST
by
Frank_Discussion
(May the wings of Liberty never lose a feather!)
To: asb3pe
Damm you! We want life! Pond scum, fungus, algae, anything!
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posted on
01/07/2004 4:09:25 PM PST
by
null and void
(One hand giveth, the other taketh away...)
To: RightWhale
Wishful thinking, probably.Probably, maybe...
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posted on
01/07/2004 4:10:17 PM PST
by
null and void
(One hand giveth, the other taketh away...)
To: blam; carlo3b
a mysteriously sticky form of soilQueso Dip?
After all the Moon is made of cheese so maybe the Moon came from Mars.
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posted on
01/07/2004 4:11:08 PM PST
by
ChefKeith
(NASCAR...everything else is just a game!)
To: null and void
Hey, if it's water, then we've gone straight from hugh to HUGE! Water is a very good thing to find this easily, if this is the case. If it's biomass, well, WOW.
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posted on
01/07/2004 4:12:15 PM PST
by
Frank_Discussion
(May the wings of Liberty never lose a feather!)
To: Frank_Discussion
It looks kinda like a fat snake's skin, like something molted.
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posted on
01/07/2004 4:14:09 PM PST
by
mewzilla
To: mewzilla
Heh... nuke it from orbit, it's the only way to be sure?
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posted on
01/07/2004 4:15:15 PM PST
by
Frank_Discussion
(May the wings of Liberty never lose a feather!)
To: Frank_Discussion
LOL. Remember The Andromeda Strain...
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posted on
01/07/2004 4:16:54 PM PST
by
mewzilla
To: blam
"It looks like mud, but it can't be mud," I love this kind of thinking. When they went to the volcanic vents on the Ocean floor they said "no life could survive there", but it teams with life. When they went 7 miles to the ocean bottom they said "no life could survive there", but as soon as they turned on the lights, a fish swam away.
To: mewzilla
It's been a loooong time...
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posted on
01/07/2004 4:18:59 PM PST
by
Frank_Discussion
(May the wings of Liberty never lose a feather!)
To: asb3pe
There should be a magnet on the end of the geology arm. I forget what's supposed to be in any geology field kit. Streak plate, magnet, scratcher . . .
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posted on
01/07/2004 4:19:06 PM PST
by
RightWhale
(Repeal the Law of the Excluded Middle)
To: null and void
Damm you! We want life! I give you... life!
To: mewzilla
It looks kinda like a fat snake's skin, like something molted.Sandworm?
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posted on
01/07/2004 4:19:43 PM PST
by
null and void
(One hand giveth, the other taketh away...)
To: blam
It's 100 degrees below zero there, even in daytime. Ice crystals mixed with sand wouldn't produce any stickiness under those conditions, would they? Unless they melted from the impact and residual heat of the lander and instantly froze in those shapes. I guess Spirit will find out in a few days.
BTW, have you seen the full video (10 minutes worth) of this mission at www.maasdigital.com? It's amazing. Unfortunaterly it's down now because of the traffic.
To: null and void
Spice bloom!
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posted on
01/07/2004 4:20:23 PM PST
by
RightWhale
(Repeal the Law of the Excluded Middle)
To: null and void
Damm you! We want life! Pond scum, fungus, algae, anything!
40
posted on
01/07/2004 4:22:00 PM PST
by
ElkGroveDan
(Fighting for Freedom and Having Fun)
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