NASA: Curiosity Has Found Plastic On Mars

Last week Curiosity was able to use its SAM (Sample Analysis at Mars) device to confirm the discovery. A robotic arm with a complex system of Spectral Analysis devices was able to vaporize and identify gasses from the sample, concluding that it is in fact plastic. How plastic formed or ended up on the Martian surface is quite an exciting mystery that sparks many questions. The type of plastic sampled as we know so far can only be formed using petrochemicals, meaning not only that there could possibly be a source of oil on the Red Planet, but that somehow it got turned into plastic. Even more interesting is that oil or petrochemicals used to create this type of plastic are only known to come from ancient fossilized organic materials, such as zooplankton and algae, which geochemical processes convert into oil pointing to the earthshaking evidence that there was once life on mars. 'Right now we have multiple working hypotheses, and each hypothesis makes certain predictions about things like what the spherules are made of and how they are distributed,' said Curiosity's principal investigator, Steve Squyres, of Cornell University. 'Our job as we explore Matijevic Hill in the months ahead will be to make the observations that will let us test all the hypotheses carefully, and find the one that best fits the observations.'

source science.slashdot.org...

sorry I found out this might be fake... I got tricked! It was on slashdot.org which is usually pretty good

reply to post by Ronnie6657

The site referenced in the blog post is a hoax site.

Boy, have I got a bridge to sell to you!

Originally posted by Ronnie6657
sorry I found out this might be fake... I got tricked! It was on slashdot.org which is usually pretty good

Like Roswell?
Its a Saucer...er...a balloon...um...a test dummy....or....

HEY OP!!
Someone just posted another source oft that info nasaupdatecenter.us...

LMAO, good one.

Here is the picture from the original source...



Mars Rover Curiosity Working At 'Matijevic Hill'

reply to post by TFCJay


Is it on Mars?

reply to post by Ronnie6657


HEY OP!!
Someone just posted another source oft that info nasaupdatecenter.us...

reply to post by VoidHawk

That is the source linked in the blog post in the OP. It is a hoax site.

NASAUPDATECENTER.US:

Registrant Name: Xavier Jenks
Registrant Organization: NASA

Registrant Address1: PO Box 791633
Registrant City: Cape Carnival
Registrant State/Province: FL
Registrant Postal Code: 666666

Xavier Jenks:
www.google.com...

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Yes. Interested? (I do not take that crazy Martian money. Canadian or American money will do.)

I knew I left my mars bar wrapper somewhere. Does NASA have a lost and found?

What an elaborate hoax site this seems to be! With real stories, and links to NASA and such apparent legitimacy.
Anyone know what is up with the site? Have they been hoaxing all along? This confuses me. Another post alluding to this site is already up.

Originally posted by TFCJay
reply to post by InTheLight

 

Yes. Interested? (I do not take that crazy Martian money. Canadian or American money will do.)

Perhaps, but, you must describe this bridge on Mars.

reply to post by ecapsretuo

What an elaborate hoax site this seems to be! With real stories, and links to NASA and such apparent legitimacy.

It really is not difficult to copy an entire webpage and edit the "good parts" to suit your whim.

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OK, I think I understand.They took this: marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov... site and altered it, and put it up at the fake nasaupdatecenter.us address.

reply to post by ecapsretuo

Actually it was this page:
marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov...