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Niitaka

#1 June 20, 2008, 05:51:24 am
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http://gizmodo.com/5018156/confirmed-phoenix-finds-ice-on-mars

So as Phoenix was digging, it knocked off a few ice particles, which have since melted. This is good news though, because that means we're getting closer to hitting a studyable patch of ice.

What do y'all think?
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Aten

#2 June 20, 2008, 06:53:24 am
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Niiiiice. SO this means theres water on mars? (possibly) This is cool
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Niitaka

#3 June 20, 2008, 07:02:30 am
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well, we've always known that there was ice on mars. polar ice caps etc, but now we're getting close to studying them for signs of life.
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#4 June 20, 2008, 07:15:56 am
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Quote from: Niitaka on June 20, 2008, 05:51:24 am
This is good news though, because that means we're getting closer to hitting a studyable patch of ice.
I shall eagerly await this day :fogetsmile:​.  I just hope that eventually studying a patch Martian ice will lead to a discovery, though, beyond that of just "the presence of ice."
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HL

#5 June 20, 2008, 03:50:04 pm
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This is exciting.
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#6 June 20, 2008, 04:00:03 pm
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It feels really weird being excited over the possibility of bacteria living on Mars or something, but I am.. Go figure.
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Christophomicus

#7 June 20, 2008, 06:00:35 pm
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This is absolutely fascinating, for no real reason. It's just like we're on the edge of this huge discovery, you know?
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fatty

#8 June 20, 2008, 06:06:51 pm
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I really hope we are close to having a topic titled "And Phoenix finds self-replicating molecules on Mars".
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#9 June 20, 2008, 08:20:58 pm
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YESSSSS now we can go start colonies there! :D
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fatty

#10 June 20, 2008, 10:39:14 pm
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Quote from: YourHero on June 20, 2008, 08:20:58 pm
YESSSSS now we can go start colonies there! :D
Yes, I am sure that the microbes would apreciate it!
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cowardknower

#11 June 20, 2008, 10:51:06 pm
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i can see it now NO MARS COLONIES!  YOU ARE INFRINGING ON THE LOCAL WILDLIFE (microbes)
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#12 June 21, 2008, 05:05:34 am
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How do we know it's ice and not any other frozen substance?
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#13 June 21, 2008, 05:11:12 am
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Quote from: Juris on June 21, 2008, 05:05:34 am
How do we know it's ice and not any other frozen substance?

this

the frozen caps aren't even ice from my understanding
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Mama Luigi

#14 June 21, 2008, 05:27:16 am
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I thought this wasn't exciting because we have already observed ice on Mars (and strong evidence of water???). Of course, theorizing the possibility and actually unearthing some (water, that is) are rather different things.
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Hundley

#15 June 21, 2008, 11:13:03 am
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this means that

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Aten

#16 June 21, 2008, 12:12:38 pm
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hey f*** you hundley

i was browsing at 2 am in the morning with the lights off and then i suddenly see that picture. Completely fucked me for a few seconds.
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FF Fanatic

#17 June 21, 2008, 05:24:28 pm
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it could be frozen methane, f its methane, then lets make ice cubes made out of farts.  :fogetmmh:
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Jayce

#18 June 21, 2008, 06:09:51 pm
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Quote from: Aten on June 21, 2008, 12:12:38 pm
hey f*** you hundley

i was browsing at 2 am in the morning with the lights off and then i suddenly see that picture. Completely fucked me for a few seconds.

I'm sorry but it's now 2am here and I can't help but point that out...
I don't get why you ***'d it...


Back to the topic, taking into account that comets are also made up of ice and what-not, who's to say that there's no life existing on them, how did the comet originally begin to exist, simply put; the existence of water/ice on mars could be no more than the remains of previous comet sights...
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Farren

#19 June 21, 2008, 06:20:35 pm
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I thought in order for something to freeze it had to have at least a little water in it right? Or am I wrong because I don't know anything about space shit.

And I know that EVERYTHING is supposed to have a freezing and boiling temp but I thought it had to at least have a minuscule bit of water in order to do so.
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Jayce

#20 June 21, 2008, 07:41:33 pm
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Regardless...

Water != Existence of Life...


Also Dry Ice FRZ(CO2) doesn't have water in it, does it?
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