There's water in them there craters!
Dobbsworld
02-12-2005, 01:49
http://www.cbc.ca/story/science/national/2005/11/30/Mars-ice.html
It's true! Thank you Mars Express for clearing that up!
That's fascinating and provides even more proof that early Mars was wet. It could even still be now, since we know know for sure that subterranean pockets of water exist. Perhaps we should start drilling cores to analyze them.
Tremerica
02-12-2005, 01:57
where theres water, theres life
Deep Kimchi
02-12-2005, 01:59
http://www.cbc.ca/story/science/national/2005/11/30/Mars-ice.html
It's true! Thank you Mars Express for clearing that up!
Now we can go ice fishing...
Dobbsworld
02-12-2005, 02:01
Now we can go ice fishing...
Except we might have to bring our own fish to catch (or lose).
Deep Kimchi
02-12-2005, 02:05
Except we might have to bring our own fish to catch (or lose).
Canada should claim it. It's not too different from the Northwest Territories.
Dobbsworld
02-12-2005, 02:07
Nah, Canada oughtta claim Phobos and Deimos instead. Then we'd totally pwn Martian telecom.
Canada should claim it. It's not too different from the Northwest Territories.
Nah, not Canada...
http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=392396
:D
Pure Metal
02-12-2005, 02:21
http://www.cbc.ca/story/science/national/2005/11/30/Mars-ice.html
It's true! Thank you Mars Express for clearing that up!
interesting...now lets just get terraforming the place :P
also interesting (from same site but totally unrelated) http://www.cbc.ca/story/science/national/2005/11/30/Atlantic-climate051130.html
Dobbsworld
02-12-2005, 02:30
interesting...now lets just get terraforming the place :P
also interesting (from same site but totally unrelated) http://www.cbc.ca/story/science/national/2005/11/30/Atlantic-climate051130.html
Yeah, I was gonna read that later on. Don't know what to make of it from just skimming the headline, though.
Neu Leonstein
02-12-2005, 02:35
The idea is to try and create a global warming effect on Mars by using heaps of CO2 and the like, isn't it?
Dobbsworld
02-12-2005, 02:53
I guess, Leonstein. It's probably not a good idea though. I used to think terraforming Mars was a great idea, but after reading some Roger MacBride Allen stories (THE DEPTHS OF TIME/OCEAN OF YEARS/SHORES OF TOMORROW series), I'm far far far from convinced.
Thing is, if we fuck it up, there's nothing really in our power to put it right again. And I'm afraid we'll try taking the job on before we're ready for it.
Dobbsworld
02-12-2005, 02:55
Oh, and I finally read that article, Pure Metal. Hmm. Hadn't thought a drop in salinity could have such profound effects on the flow of the ocean current. Might not bode well for Europe.