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MacScotland
June 10th, 2007, 03:40 AM
http://space.newscientist.com/article/dn12026-mars-rover-finds-puddles-on-the-planets-surface.html
maniacmusician
June 10th, 2007, 03:53 AM
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MacScotland
June 10th, 2007, 04:54 AM
Or maybe not...

http://www.unmannedspaceflight.com/index.php?showtopic=4277&st=0

http://www.lyle.org/~markoff/pds/257/1P153927090RAD37MIP2273L257C1.JPG
stalker145
June 12th, 2007, 12:22 AM
A better explanation, I do believe ;)
smoker
June 12th, 2007, 12:38 AM
http://space.newscientist.com/article/dn12026-mars-rover-finds-puddles-on-the-planets-surface.html


If confirmed, the existence of such ponds would significantly boost the odds that living organisms could survive on or near the surface of Mars, says physicist Ron Levin, the report's lead author, who works in advanced image processing at the aerospace company Lockheed Martin in Arizona.

hope it's true, it would be great if life was discovered elsewhere, even if it was only 'pond-life!':D
smoker
June 14th, 2007, 11:27 AM
hme, looks like it's not true after all:
http://www.newscientist.com/blog/space/2007/06/no-puddles-on-mars.html