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Further Evidence of Water on Mars
The first scoop of soil analyzed by the analytical suite in the belly of NASA's Curiosity rover reveals that fine materials on the surface of the planet contain several percent water by weight. The results were published today in Science as one article in a five-paper special section on the Curiosity mission. "One of the most exciting results from this very first solid sample ingested by Curiosity is the high percentage of water in the soil," said Laurie Leshin, lead author of one paper and dean of the School Science at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. "About 2 percent of the soil on the surface of Mars is made up of water, which is a great resource, and interesting scientifically." The sample also released significant carbon dioxide, oxygen and sulfur compounds when heated. FULL ARTICLE: http://www.nasa.gov/content/goddard/.../#.UkY2Ucanpy1 Each cubic foot of Martian soil contains around two pints of liquid water, though the molecules are not freely accessible, but rather bound to other minerals in the soil. FULL ARTICLE: http://www.theguardian.com/science/2...ars-soil-water Water can also be found at the polar ice caps of Mars.
Last edited by Kiwi; 09-28-2013 at 04:12 AM.
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I'm gonna move to Mars tomorrow. I got wifi so..
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pls
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maybe it's an expired version of Earth?
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Ya i heard about this, this is a huge breakthrough in my opinion.
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No thx. I don't like Martian soil in my water .-. |
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I need to buy some land on mars so when people start being sent there I can be rich.
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Should be fixed.
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Water on Mars honestly isn't a very surprising thing. I'm pretty sure we've known this for a while. However, the link from NASA states nothing about liquid water, so I don't know if I want to take the Guardian link very seriously.
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don't call it a comeback
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BTW, it's really Cold here on Mars. It's freezing.
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Does anyone remember me?
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Idk bout u guys but this is awesome. Nd i may be crazy lol but i think itd be cool to drink a glass of water from another planet. maybe be the first to drink mars water lol.
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It's a bit cool to think of the implications though: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_cycle Then again, we've already known Mars has had flowing water as well... so ya... |
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