The_Wayward_Admiral
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The_Real_Slim_Shady
Atrox drew this awesome image of the Keldori!
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Post by The_Wayward_Admiral on Sept 28, 2015 17:41:49 GMT
So NASA held a press conference today, I hope that many of you were able to see it, but I was otherwise engaged. It turns out they've found evidence of salty water flowing over the parched desert of Mars in the warm seasons! I'll leave the specifics to the article I'm linking, but basically the odds are looking up for the possibility of life in our non-terrestrial solar system! Now bear in mind that water does not equal life but in the next couple of decades maybe we as a species could send someone to check up on that. Not really sure what there is to discuss, but this is science and it fits with our general theme of Thriving  . www.iflscience.com/space/evidence-salty-water-flowing-mars |
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Post by elementalred on Sept 28, 2015 18:18:13 GMT
Yeah, i also heard that Earth microbes might have been brought on Mars by previous missions. I'm not sure if it's true, but if it is, it sucks :/
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The_Wayward_Admiral
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The_Real_Slim_Shady
Atrox drew this awesome image of the Keldori!
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Post by The_Wayward_Admiral on Sept 28, 2015 18:40:03 GMT
Indeed, I don't remember where exactly I was reding it (I think it was an old PopSci article) but they subected a test object to all of the rigorous sanitation techniques used to prevent microbes from making it from Earth to places we study. Apparently, thirteen or so species of bacteria survived intense heat, intense cold, near vaccum, and irradiation (they even discovered a new species of microbe during the test). Soooooo yeah, those guys are joy riding around the solar system courtesy of us (although I would wager a few months in deep space would do most if not all of them in). That being said, i don;t know how many (if any) would have survived the trip to Mars. Edit: And yes, if it were the case that they are currently on planet, it would indeed "suck" |
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Post by tjwhale on Oct 3, 2015 15:50:06 GMT
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I am a deeply disturbed individual . . . .
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Post by Thouartmore... on Oct 4, 2015 5:48:56 GMT
Don't drink the water!
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The_Wayward_Admiral
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The_Real_Slim_Shady
Atrox drew this awesome image of the Keldori!
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Post by The_Wayward_Admiral on Oct 4, 2015 14:29:31 GMT
Because of the perchlorates or because the timelord triumphant won't be there? |
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Post by limeyhoney on Oct 5, 2015 2:32:42 GMT
We need the Doctor to fix the water, else we become the water!
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