Re: [Vo]:Flowing Water on Mars

2011-08-05 Thread OrionWorks - Steven V Johnson
The MRO images are breathtaking. The satellite is powerful enough to photograph the tracks left by the Spirit and Opportunity rovers. Say what one will about NASA's faults, but when they hit a bull's eye the results can be spectacular. With funding on the construction of the IST winding down it is

Re: [Vo]:Flowing Water on Mars

2011-08-05 Thread Terry Blanton
On Fri, Aug 5, 2011 at 3:19 PM, Jed Rothwell wrote: > Other reports say the water is probably very salty, and it is probably mixed > in with so much other stuff it is viscous, like mud or syrup. Despite that, > it may host some form of life. There are species on earth that live in even > more hars

Re: [Vo]:Flowing Water on Mars

2011-08-05 Thread Jed Rothwell
Other reports say the water is probably very salty, and it is probably mixed in with so much other stuff it is viscous, like mud or syrup. Despite that, it may host some form of life. There are species on earth that live in even more harsh environments than this. Although I suppose they initial

[Vo]:Flowing Water on Mars

2011-08-05 Thread Terry Blanton
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/MRO/news/mro20110804.html NASA Spacecraft Data Suggest Water Flowing on Mars 08.04.11 PASADENA, Calif. -- Observations from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter have revealed possible flowing water during the warmest months on Mars. "NASA's Mars Exploration Progr