water on mars-nasa confirms it

reply to post by sos37


It would probably cause some problems, but I think the ballon approach would be a solf landing though. Even so they could always land near the circumference of the ice sheet or have a seperate probe just to take some samples of it. I say send 5 probes in different locations all at the same time and save money sending 5 rockets up.

Originally posted by candyfloss
Seems like evreybody on this thread has lots of previous knowledge on Mars and water

Hehe Yup we have been here awhile but no worries... this IS important news and you did beat us 'old timers' to the punch posting it

so don't shoot the messenger and I prefer my Mars bars deepfried in Glasgae (I'm sure theres a film title in those last few words)

No messengers are safe here... but the point is that NASA and ESA have been making these announcements for some time... yet every time its like its Earth errr Mars shattering news... but at least with the 'scoop' on this one you will get points quickly


Now NASA also likes to play games... because on April 01, 2005 they gave us absolute proof of water on Mars... no question of it... no WAY to debunk it...

Here is the caption from APOD NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day... and NASA NEVER LIES....

Water On Mars
Credit & Copyright: Ellen Roper (GCC)

Explanation: Can you help discover water on Mars? Finding water on different regions on Mars has implications for understanding its complex geologic history, the possible existence of past life and the sustenance of potential future astronauts. Many space missions have taken photographs of the surface of the red planet, and some of them might show a subtle clue pointing to water on Mars that has been missed. By close inspection of images, following curiosity, applying scientific principles, applying knowledge about features on the Martian surface, and applying principles of planetary geology, such clues might be brought to light.

This kinda ties right in with your Fried Mars bar

In the meantime, happy April Fool's Day from the folks at APOD!

apod.nasa.gov...

What a bunch of clowns over there

Originally posted by spitefulgod
lol, that zorgon is a right nut, as for water on mars..... who cares, let's go back to the moon first, while the house prices are still rock bottom up there.

Why thank you

As to the property up on the Moon though... all the prime stuff is already spoken for and the mineral rights have been secured for over 35 years made official by the world court

And these is a 100 sq km 50 ft 'deep' ice lake at the south pole according to the Department of Defense's OTHER space program

But this is the MARTIAN WATER thread so be good boy and put a flag and star on it for the new member

Originally posted by netron
So it takes NASA to tell us that?? WT*!!!! ??

because the Martian ice caps are made of frozen carbon dioxide - not water.
what Phoenix has found is water ice *beneath* the soil of mars.


Well lets see what NASA Does say...

Giant Pool of Water Ice at Mars' South Pole
15 March 2007

Discovered in the early 1970s, layered deposits of ice and dust cap the North and South Poles of Mars. Until now, the deposits have been difficult to study closely with existing telescopes and satellites. The current advance comes from a probe of the deposits using an instrument aboard the Mars Express orbiter.

"This is the first time that a ground-penetrating system has ever been used on Mars," said the new radar study's lead author, Jeffrey Plaut of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. "All the other instruments used to study the surface of Mars in the past really have only been sensitive to what occurs at the very surface."

(NASA's Mars Odyssey spacecraft also carries instruments designed, among other things, to probe beneath icy polar surfaces.)

Deep probe

Plaut and his colleagues probed the deposits with radar echo sounding, typically used on Earth to study the interiors of glaciers. The instrument, called the Mars Advanced Radar for Subsurface and Ionospheric Sounding, or MARSIS, beams radio waves which penetrate the planet's surface and bounce off features having different electrical properties.

The reflected beams revealed that 90 percent or more of the frozen polar material is pure water ice, sprinkled with dust particles. The scientists calculated that the water would form a 36-foot-deep ocean of sorts if spread over the Martian globe.

www.space.com...

I would call that significant

Yes this is confirmation to be sure... but not unexpected

And if you think I'm bad wait till StellrX shows HIS Martian Water documents and links (which 'someone' was going to send remeber? )

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Originally posted by Starwatcher Now to get some astronuats there to set up a colony finally.

About your Fossils... See here
www.abovetopsecret.com...

Also...
!!!Mars Blue Sky & Water!!!
www.abovetopsecret.com...

If anyone is seriously interested Bluebird did a lot of research on this in this science thread
Forest on Mars !?!?
www.abovetopsecret.com...

And this one by Promomag
Looks like Water on Mars to me!
www.abovetopsecret.com...

And if you want to know where all the water went
Just like the Sink Holes on earth
HUGE HOLE on Mars Surface! Deep Abyss?
www.abovetopsecret.com...

You know what they say "Truth is Stranger than Fiction"

Well sometime its so wacky not even an ATS Hoaxer comes up with it...

Thanks to Menguard for this one

The RUSSIANS are planning to send CosmoNOTS... why CosmoNOTS?

Russia tests monkeys for Mars trip
April 14 2008

They won't utter Yuri Gagarin's famous phrase "Let's go!" But the monkeys of Sochi have already proven their worth as trailblazers in space - and now they are being groomed for a trip to Mars.

news.bbc.co.uk...

Also here...

Russia to Send Monkeys to Mars
www.dvorak.org...




Robot spaceships are replacing the Shuttle... (Progress, ESA Jules Verne) and now we'll send a MONKEY to do a MAN'S job

Gotta love those Russkies

мать Россия высшее

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