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What have the scientists found on Mars?
Evidence of living microbial life 15%  15%  [ 5 ]
Evidence that Mars once had microbial life 30%  30%  [ 10 ]
Nothing; it is a false alarm. 9%  9%  [ 3 ]
A discarded supermarket trolley. 9%  9%  [ 3 ]
A Pepsi bottle cap. 3%  3%  [ 1 ]
Elvis. 21%  21%  [ 7 ]
Other? 12%  12%  [ 4 ]
Total votes : 33

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20 Nov 2012, 12:24 pm

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Scientists working on NASA's six-wheeled rover on Mars ... Grotzinger says they recently put a soil sample in SAM, and the analysis shows something earthshaking. "This data is gonna be one for the history books. It's looking really good," he says.


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So what do you think they've found? It wouldn't surprise me if they found living microbial organisms on Mars.


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20 Nov 2012, 12:53 pm

Didnt we go through this once before?

refresh my memory- didnt the seventies' mars lander appear to discover respiration going on in a soil sample and it was later disproven?



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20 Nov 2012, 12:54 pm

TallyMan wrote:
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Scientists working on NASA's six-wheeled rover on Mars ... Grotzinger says they recently put a soil sample in SAM, and the analysis shows something earthshaking. "This data is gonna be one for the history books. It's looking really good," he says.


Link to article here

So what do you think they've found? It wouldn't surprise me if they found living microbial organisms on Mars.


Jebus Kryst!! ! They found Twinkies on Mars!!

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20 Nov 2012, 1:18 pm

naturalplastic wrote:
Didnt we go through this once before?

refresh my memory- didnt the seventies' mars lander appear to discover respiration going on in a soil sample and it was later disproven?


I remember that. The events surrounding it were a bit bizarre. If memory serves, two of the three tests showed positive and NASA announced the possibility of life on Mars, then one was stated to be in error then doubt cast on the other positive with NASA back-peddling and saying it was likely an unusual chemical reaction with the clay particles. I'm not into conspiracy theories, but it struck me as "odd" at the time and the thought crossed my mind that maybe the religious communities in the USA were not ready to be presented with "life on Mars" and pressure was brought to bear on NASA to play down their findings. American society may be a bit more open to the possibility of life on Mars today. This is all mere speculation though until something definite is announced - hopefully without any embarrassing or bizarre retractions.


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20 Nov 2012, 1:25 pm

I think ruveyn called this one.


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20 Nov 2012, 3:18 pm

TallyMan wrote:
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Scientists working on NASA's six-wheeled rover on Mars ... Grotzinger says they recently put a soil sample in SAM, and the analysis shows something earthshaking. "This data is gonna be one for the history books. It's looking really good," he says.
So what do you think they've found? It wouldn't surprise me if they found living microbial organisms on Mars.

Either life itself or evidence of life in the past.


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20 Nov 2012, 4:37 pm

Fnord wrote:
TallyMan wrote:
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Scientists working on NASA's six-wheeled rover on Mars ... Grotzinger says they recently put a soil sample in SAM, and the analysis shows something earthshaking. "This data is gonna be one for the history books. It's looking really good," he says.
So what do you think they've found? It wouldn't surprise me if they found living microbial organisms on Mars.

Either life itself or evidence of life in the past.


That is rather iffy. I can see why NASA is being cautious.

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20 Nov 2012, 5:30 pm

Jimmy Hoffa?



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20 Nov 2012, 5:47 pm

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Jimmy Hoffa?


Very plausible. The teamsters piloted the space ship that brought him to Mars.

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20 Nov 2012, 5:56 pm

The lost Nixon tapes?

Dangling chads?

Mitt Romney's credibility?


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20 Nov 2012, 7:00 pm

They finally found Jimmy Hoffa and he is alive and well having learned to breath carbon dioxide like a real man


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20 Nov 2012, 7:41 pm

ruveyn wrote:
TallyMan wrote:
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Scientists working on NASA's six-wheeled rover on Mars ... Grotzinger says they recently put a soil sample in SAM, and the analysis shows something earthshaking. "This data is gonna be one for the history books. It's looking really good," he says.


Link to article here

So what do you think they've found? It wouldn't surprise me if they found living microbial organisms on Mars.


Jebus Kryst!! ! They found Twinkies on Mars!!

ruveyn


At least they'll still exist somewhere after Hostess goes under. :wink:



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20 Nov 2012, 10:54 pm

Amelia Earhart's airplane



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21 Nov 2012, 1:39 am

Obama's birth certificate! :P


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21 Nov 2012, 3:29 am

germs transported inadvertently from earth, either from this most recent mission or earlier ones..



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21 Nov 2012, 11:15 am

the great Kazoo?