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Mars meteorite similar to bacteria-etched earth rocks |
The arguments over this never seem to end. It interesting to speculate,
however, that if one of these meteorites brought life to Earth, it would
mean that we're all Martians.
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Mars meteorite similar to bacteria-etched earth rocks
A new study of a meteorite that originated from Mars has revealed a
series of microscopic tunnels that are similar in size, shape and
distribution to tracks left on Earth rocks by feeding bacteria.
And though researchers were unable to extract DNA from the Martian
rocks, the finding nonetheless adds intrigue to the search for life
beyond Earth.
Results of the study were published in the latest edition of the journal
Astrobiology.
Martin Fisk, a professor of marine geology in the College of Oceanic and
Atmospheric Sciences at Oregon State University and lead author of the
study, said the discovery of the tiny burrows do not confirm that there
is life on Mars, nor does the lack of DNA from the meteorite discount
the possibility.
"Virtually all of the tunnel marks on Earth rocks that we have examined
were the result of bacterial invasion," Fisk said. "In every instance,
we've been able to extract DNA from these Earth rocks, but we have not
yet been able to do that with the Martian samples.
"There are two possible explanations," he added. "One is that there is
an abiotic way to create those tunnels in rock on Earth, and we just
haven't found it yet. The second possibility is that the tunnels on
Martian rocks are indeed biological in nature, but the conditions are
such on Mars that the DNA was not preserved."
More than 30 meteorites that originated on Mars have been identified.
These rocks from Mars have a unique chemical signature based on the
gases trapped within. These rocks were "blasted off" the planet when
Mars was struck by asteroids or comets and eventually these Martian
meteorites crossed Earth's orbit and plummeted to the ground.
One of these is Nakhla, which landed in Egypt in 1911, and provided the
source material for Fisk's study. Scientists have dated the igneous rock
fragment from Nakhla which weighs about 20 pounds at 1.3 billion years
in age. They believe that the rock was exposed to water about 600
million years ago, based on the age of clay found inside the rocks.
"It is commonly believed that water is a necessary ingredient for life,"
Fisk said, "so if bacteria laid down the tunnels in the rock when the
rock was wet, they may have died 600 million years ago. That may explain
why we can't find DNA it is an organic compound that can break down."
Other authors on the paper include Olivia Mason, an OSU graduate
student; Radu Popa, of Portland State University; Michael
Storrie-Lombardi, of the Kinohi Institute in Pasadena, Calif.; and
Edward Vicenci, from the Smithsonian Institution.
Fisk and his colleagues have spent much of the past 15 years studying
microbes that can break down igneous rock and live in the obsidian-like
volcanic glass. They first identified the bacteria through their
signature tunnels then were able to extract DNA from the rock samples
which have been found in such diverse environments on Earth as below the
ocean floor, in deserts and on dry mountaintops.
They even found bacteria 4,000 feet below the surface in Hawaii that
they reached by drilling through solid rock.
In all of these Earth rock samples that contain tunnels, the biological
activity began at a fracture in the rock or the edge of a mineral where
the water was present. Igneous rocks are initially sterile because they
erupt at temperatures exceeding 1,000 degrees C. and life cannot
establish itself until the rocks cool. Bacteria may be introduced into
the rock via dust or water, Fisk pointed out.
"Several types of bacteria are capable of using the chemical energy of
rocks as a food source," he said. "One group of bacteria in particular
is capable of getting all of its energy from chemicals alone, and one of
the elements they use is iron which typically comprises 5 to 10 percent
of volcanic rock."
Another group of OSU researchers, led by microbiologist Stephen
Giovannoni, has collected rocks from the deep ocean and begun developing
cultures to see if they can replicate the rock-eating bacteria. Similar
environments usually produce similar strains of bacteria, Fisk said,
with variable factors including temperature, pH levels, salt levels, and
the presence of oxygen.
The igneous rocks from Mars are similar to many of those found on Earth,
and virtually identical to those found in a handful of environments,
including a volcanic field found in Canada.
One question the OSU researchers hope to answer is whether the bacteria
begin devouring the rock as soon as they are introduced. Such a
discovery would help them estimate when water and possibly life may
have been introduced on Mars.
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http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2006-03/osu-mms032306.php
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07 Apr 2006 12:49:16 PM |
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In article <jhachmann-E45B47.23471005042006@news.giganews.com> johac <jhachmann@sbcglobal.com> writes:
The arguments over this never seem to end. It interesting to speculate,
however, that if one of these meteorites brought life to Earth, it would
mean that we're all Martians.
Or that they're Terrans -- it appears that the celestial bodies
have been exchanging surprising amounts of spit.
-- cary
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07 Apr 2006 11:51:14 PM |
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In article <e168ms$46r$1@onion.ccit.arizona.edu>,
(Cary Kittrell) wrote:
In article <jhachmann-E45B47.23471005042006@news.giganews.com> johac
<jhachmann@sbcglobal.com> writes:
The arguments over this never seem to end. It interesting to speculate,
however, that if one of these meteorites brought life to Earth, it would
mean that we're all Martians.
Or that they're Terrans -- it appears that the celestial bodies
have been exchanging surprising amounts of spit.
Could be. Or maybe we're from somewhere even further out.
-- cary
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John Hachmann aa #1782
"Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities"
-Voltaire
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07 Apr 2006 12:10:37 PM |
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On Thu, 6 Apr 2006 01:47:10 -0500, johac wrote
(in article <jhachmann-E45B47.23471005042006@news.giganews.com>):
The arguments over this never seem to end. It interesting to speculate,
however, that if one of these meteorites brought life to Earth, it would
mean that we're all Martians.
Shades of H. Beam Piper!
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Harry F. Leopold
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07 Apr 2006 11:54:22 PM |
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In article <0001HW.C05C073D000A0686F0305530@news.central.cox.net>,
Harry F. Leopold <hleopold@coxyx.net> wrote:
On Thu, 6 Apr 2006 01:47:10 -0500, johac wrote
(in article <jhachmann-E45B47.23471005042006@news.giganews.com>):
The arguments over this never seem to end. It interesting to speculate,
however, that if one of these meteorites brought life to Earth, it would
mean that we're all Martians.
Shades of H. Beam Piper!
Now there's a thought!
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John Hachmann aa #1782
"Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities"
-Voltaire
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06 Apr 2006 03:49:05 AM |
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johac wrote:
The arguments over this never seem to end. It interesting to speculate,
however, that if one of these meteorites brought life to Earth, it would
mean that we're all Martians.
May be the second-the "first" one is still hotly debated:
http://www.lpi.usra.edu/lpi/meteorites/mars_meteorite.html
NASA Astrobiology:
http://astrobiology.arc.nasa.gov/
The new orbiter's here!
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2006-042
Her older sisters have been workin' overtime:
http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/targetFamily/Mars
Ooooh! Happy new fun toy!
http://www.google.com/mars/
-Panama Floyd, Atl.
aa#2015, Member Knights of BAAWA!
EAC Department of Telepropaganda
"..the prayer cloth of one aeon is the doormat of the next."
-Mark Twain
Religious societies are *less* moral than secular ones:
http://moses.creighton.edu/JRS/2005/2005-11.html
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06 Apr 2006 11:44:48 PM |
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In article <1144313345.465285.280060@t31g2000cwb.googlegroups.com>,
wrote:
johac wrote:
The arguments over this never seem to end. It interesting to speculate,
however, that if one of these meteorites brought life to Earth, it would
mean that we're all Martians.
May be the second-the "first" one is still hotly debated:
http://www.lpi.usra.edu/lpi/meteorites/mars_meteorite.html
The debate over that one keeps going back and forth too. I think that
the only way that we will get a definitive answer is to go to Mars
(robot or human) and bring back samples. I just hope it happens in my
lifetime.
NASA Astrobiology:
http://astrobiology.arc.nasa.gov/
The new orbiter's here!
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2006-042
I hope we get a lot of good data out of that one. So far so good.
Her older sisters have been workin' overtime:
http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/targetFamily/Mars
Ooooh! Happy new fun toy!
http://www.google.com/mars/
Hey! I think I saw a little green guy waving at me! :-)
--
John Hachmann aa #1782
"Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities"
-Voltaire
Contact - Throw a .net over the .com
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| User: "Cary Kittrell" |
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07 Apr 2006 12:57:01 PM |
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In article <jhachmann-F38BC9.21444806042006@news.giganews.com> johac <jhachmann@sbcglobal.com> writes:
In article <1144313345.465285.280060@t31g2000cwb.googlegroups.com>,
panamfloyd@hotmail.com wrote:
johac wrote:
The arguments over this never seem to end. It interesting to speculate,
however, that if one of these meteorites brought life to Earth, it would
mean that we're all Martians.
May be the second-the "first" one is still hotly debated:
http://www.lpi.usra.edu/lpi/meteorites/mars_meteorite.html
The debate over that one keeps going back and forth too. I think that
the only way that we will get a definitive answer is to go to Mars
(robot or human) and bring back samples. I just hope it happens in my
lifetime.
On a similar note, there's an article in the current "New Scientist"
suggesting that if we want to find fossils from the dawn of
life on Earth -- something extremely difficult, as nearly
all rock that old has been eroded or subducted -- then we
might look on the Moon, look for rocks from that era which
were blasted into space and ended up on the Moon.
[John] Armstrong and his colleagues also modelled the volume
of Earth material that would be likely to reach the moon.
Astonishingly, they calculated that the impact of a body 100
metres in diameter would deposit about 120 kilograms of
fairly pristine Earth rock on each 100 square kilometres of
the lunar surface. And given the many thousands of such
impacts on Earth throughout its history, this is just a
fraction of the total amount. Even a conservative estimate
suggests there must be thousands, perhaps even a few millions
of tonnes of Earth rock up on the moon.
-- cary
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07 Apr 2006 11:58:04 PM |
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In article <e1695d$5o1$1@onion.ccit.arizona.edu>,
(Cary Kittrell) wrote:
In article <jhachmann-F38BC9.21444806042006@news.giganews.com> johac
<jhachmann@sbcglobal.com> writes:
In article <1144313345.465285.280060@t31g2000cwb.googlegroups.com>,
panamfloyd@hotmail.com wrote:
johac wrote:
The arguments over this never seem to end. It interesting to speculate,
however, that if one of these meteorites brought life to Earth, it
would
mean that we're all Martians.
May be the second-the "first" one is still hotly debated:
http://www.lpi.usra.edu/lpi/meteorites/mars_meteorite.html
The debate over that one keeps going back and forth too. I think that
the only way that we will get a definitive answer is to go to Mars
(robot or human) and bring back samples. I just hope it happens in my
lifetime.
On a similar note, there's an article in the current "New Scientist"
suggesting that if we want to find fossils from the dawn of
life on Earth -- something extremely difficult, as nearly
all rock that old has been eroded or subducted -- then we
might look on the Moon, look for rocks from that era which
were blasted into space and ended up on the Moon.
Yes I recall that. Identifying the sample might pose a problem. Also,
for investigating abiogenesis, any volatile materials liquids or gases
would have evaporated away.
[John] Armstrong and his colleagues also modelled the volume
of Earth material that would be likely to reach the moon.
Astonishingly, they calculated that the impact of a body 100
metres in diameter would deposit about 120 kilograms of
fairly pristine Earth rock on each 100 square kilometres of
the lunar surface. And given the many thousands of such
impacts on Earth throughout its history, this is just a
fraction of the total amount. Even a conservative estimate
suggests there must be thousands, perhaps even a few millions
of tonnes of Earth rock up on the moon.
-- cary
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John Hachmann aa #1782
"Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities"
-Voltaire
Contact - Throw a .net over the .com
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07 Apr 2006 12:56:40 AM |
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johac wrote:
In article <1144313345.465285.280060@t31g2000cwb.googlegroups.com>,
panamfloyd@hotmail.com wrote:
johac wrote:
The arguments over this never seem to end. It interesting to speculate,
however, that if one of these meteorites brought life to Earth, it would
mean that we're all Martians.
May be the second-the "first" one is still hotly debated:
http://www.lpi.usra.edu/lpi/meteorites/mars_meteorite.html
The debate over that one keeps going back and forth too. I think that
the only way that we will get a definitive answer is to go to Mars
(robot or human) and bring back samples. I just hope it happens in my
lifetime.
I had a dream once where humans had landed on Mars. The first words
were, "We're *finally* here."
NASA Astrobiology:
http://astrobiology.arc.nasa.gov/
The new orbiter's here!
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2006-042
I hope we get a lot of good data out of that one. So far so good.
Yeah, according to the mission home page these cameras are supposed to
be really good. I was astonished at how big the thing was. I didn't
think we built them that large anymore. I was wondering why she left on
an Atlas!
Her older sisters have been workin' overtime:
http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/targetFamily/Mars
Ooooh! Happy new fun toy!
http://www.google.com/mars/
Hey! I think I saw a little green guy waving at me! :-)
That's probably me, cleaning up the Polar Lander site..we thought the
green suits were a nice joke, until the guys from the Nat'l Enquirer
showed up.<g>
-Panama Floyd, Atl.
EAC Martian Commander
"The meek shall inherit the Earth,
the rest of us shall take to the stars!"
-Anon.
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08 Apr 2006 12:02:15 AM |
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In article <1144386837.158667.309440@i39g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>,
wrote:
johac wrote:
In article <1144313345.465285.280060@t31g2000cwb.googlegroups.com>,
wrote:
johac wrote:
The arguments over this never seem to end. It interesting to speculate,
however, that if one of these meteorites brought life to Earth, it would
mean that we're all Martians.
May be the second-the "first" one is still hotly debated:
http://www.lpi.usra.edu/lpi/meteorites/mars_meteorite.html
The debate over that one keeps going back and forth too. I think that
the only way that we will get a definitive answer is to go to Mars
(robot or human) and bring back samples. I just hope it happens in my
lifetime.
I had a dream once where humans had landed on Mars. The first words
were, "We're *finally* here."
Finally indeed.
NASA Astrobiology:
http://astrobiology.arc.nasa.gov/
The new orbiter's here!
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2006-042
I hope we get a lot of good data out of that one. So far so good.
Yeah, according to the mission home page these cameras are supposed to
be really good. I was astonished at how big the thing was. I didn't
think we built them that large anymore. I was wondering why she left on
an Atlas!
I saw the first picture taken from high altitude and the resolution was
marvelous! When they move the probe further in we should get some really
good shots.
Her older sisters have been workin' overtime:
http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/targetFamily/Mars
Ooooh! Happy new fun toy!
http://www.google.com/mars/
Hey! I think I saw a little green guy waving at me! :-)
That's probably me, cleaning up the Polar Lander site..we thought the
green suits were a nice joke, until the guys from the Nat'l Enquirer
showed up.<g>
Heh! I thought it might be some ESA guy looking for the Beagle. :-)
-Panama Floyd, Atl.
EAC Martian Commander
"The meek shall inherit the Earth,
the rest of us shall take to the stars!"
-Anon.
--
John Hachmann aa #1782
"Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities"
-Voltaire
Contact - Throw a .net over the .com
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08 Apr 2006 12:09:06 AM |
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johac wrote:
In article <1144386837.158667.309440@i39g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>,
panamfloyd@hotmail.com wrote:
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Hey! I think I saw a little green guy waving at me! :-)
That's probably me, cleaning up the Polar Lander site..we thought the
green suits were a nice joke, until the guys from the Nat'l Enquirer
showed up.<g>
Heh! I thought it might be some ESA guy looking for the Beagle. :-)
Oh, that little thing? It's on my desk. Little ***** drilled right
through the mahogany before our tech guys figured out how to turn it
off. <g>
-Panama Floyd, Atl.
EAC Martian Commander
"You Earthlings make me very angry!"
-Marvin
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09 Apr 2006 01:24:51 AM |
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In article <1144472946.432589.82630@e56g2000cwe.googlegroups.com>,
wrote:
johac wrote:
In article <1144386837.158667.309440@i39g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>,
wrote:
snip
Hey! I think I saw a little green guy waving at me! :-)
That's probably me, cleaning up the Polar Lander site..we thought the
green suits were a nice joke, until the guys from the Nat'l Enquirer
showed up.<g>
Heh! I thought it might be some ESA guy looking for the Beagle. :-)
Oh, that little thing? It's on my desk. Little ***** drilled right
through the mahogany before our tech guys figured out how to turn it
off. <g>
I saw a great cartoon of the Viking landings. This Martian woman is on
the phone with the Mars police and she is saying: "Not only did it land
in our yard, but now it's eating up our driveway!" And outside is the
lander with its scoop extended.
--
John Hachmann aa #1782
"Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities"
-Voltaire
Contact - Throw a .net over the .com
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09 Apr 2006 01:41:14 AM |
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johac wrote:
In article <1144472946.432589.82630@e56g2000cwe.googlegroups.com>,
panamfloyd@hotmail.com wrote:
johac wrote:
In article <1144386837.158667.309440@i39g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>,
panamfloyd@hotmail.com wrote:
snip
Hey! I think I saw a little green guy waving at me! :-)
That's probably me, cleaning up the Polar Lander site..we thought the
green suits were a nice joke, until the guys from the Nat'l Enquirer
showed up.<g>
Heh! I thought it might be some ESA guy looking for the Beagle. :-)
Oh, that little thing? It's on my desk. Little ***** drilled right
through the mahogany before our tech guys figured out how to turn it
off. <g>
I saw a great cartoon of the Viking landings. This Martian woman is on
the phone with the Mars police and she is saying: "Not only did it land
in our yard, but now it's eating up our driveway!" And outside is the
lander with its scoop extended.
I think my favorite is this parody someone made from an old Pathfinder
photo when the MERs landed last year:
http://www.allhatnocattle.net/mars-walmart.jpg
-Panama Floyd, Atl.
aa#2015, Member Knights of BAAWA!
EAC Pace Car Driver
"..the prayer cloth of one aeon is the doormat of the next."
-Mark Twain
Religious societies are *less* moral than secular ones:
http://moses.creighton.edu/JRS/2005/2005-11.html
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09 Apr 2006 11:34:59 PM |
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In article <1144564874.063932.171780@e56g2000cwe.googlegroups.com>,
wrote:
johac wrote:
In article <1144472946.432589.82630@e56g2000cwe.googlegroups.com>,
wrote:
johac wrote:
In article <1144386837.158667.309440@i39g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>,
wrote:
snip
Hey! I think I saw a little green guy waving at me! :-)
That's probably me, cleaning up the Polar Lander site..we thought the
green suits were a nice joke, until the guys from the Nat'l Enquirer
showed up.<g>
Heh! I thought it might be some ESA guy looking for the Beagle. :-)
Oh, that little thing? It's on my desk. Little ***** drilled right
through the mahogany before our tech guys figured out how to turn it
off. <g>
I saw a great cartoon of the Viking landings. This Martian woman is on
the phone with the Mars police and she is saying: "Not only did it land
in our yard, but now it's eating up our driveway!" And outside is the
lander with its scoop extended.
I think my favorite is this parody someone made from an old Pathfinder
photo when the MERs landed last year:
http://www.allhatnocattle.net/mars-walmart.jpg
Heh! I like this one:
http://cagle.msnbc.com/news/Mars2004/Mars_Rover/best/ramirez.gif
--
John Hachmann aa #1782
"Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities"
-Voltaire
Contact - Throw a .net over the .com
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07 Apr 2006 12:21:39 AM |
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johac wrote:
In article <1144313345.465285.280060@t31g2000cwb.googlegroups.com>,
panamfloyd@hotmail.com wrote:
johac wrote:
The arguments over this never seem to end. It interesting to speculate,
however, that if one of these meteorites brought life to Earth, it would
mean that we're all Martians.
May be the second-the "first" one is still hotly debated:
http://www.lpi.usra.edu/lpi/meteorites/mars_meteorite.html
The debate over that one keeps going back and forth too. I think that
the only way that we will get a definitive answer is to go to Mars
(robot or human) and bring back samples. I just hope it happens in my
lifetime.
I had a dream one night that humans had landed. The first words were
"We're *finally* here!"
NASA Astrobiology:
http://astrobiology.arc.nasa.gov/
The new orbiter's here!
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2006-042
I hope we get a lot of good data out of that one. So far so good.
I didn't realize it was so big. I wondered why she left town on an
Atlas..
Her older sisters have been workin' overtime:
http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/targetFamily/Mars
Ooooh! Happy new fun toy!
http://www.google.com/mars/
Hey! I think I saw a little green guy waving at me! :-)
That was probably me, cleaning up the Polar Lander site. We thought the
green suits were funny, until those guys from the Nat'l Enquirer showed
up. Best investigative reporting on the planet..<g>
-Panama Floyd, Nix Olympia
EAC Martian Commander
"Akk akk akk akk akk! AAK akk akk"
-Akkkakk
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08 Apr 2006 12:13:22 AM |
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In article <1144387299.089247.94930@v46g2000cwv.googlegroups.com>,
wrote:
johac wrote:
In article <1144313345.465285.280060@t31g2000cwb.googlegroups.com>,
wrote:
johac wrote:
The arguments over this never seem to end. It interesting to speculate,
however, that if one of these meteorites brought life to Earth, it would
mean that we're all Martians.
May be the second-the "first" one is still hotly debated:
http://www.lpi.usra.edu/lpi/meteorites/mars_meteorite.html
The debate over that one keeps going back and forth too. I think that
the only way that we will get a definitive answer is to go to Mars
(robot or human) and bring back samples. I just hope it happens in my
lifetime.
I had a dream one night that humans had landed. The first words were
"We're *finally* here!"
NASA Astrobiology:
http://astrobiology.arc.nasa.gov/
The new orbiter's here!
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2006-042
I hope we get a lot of good data out of that one. So far so good.
I didn't realize it was so big. I wondered why she left town on an
Atlas..
Her older sisters have been workin' overtime:
http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/targetFamily/Mars
Ooooh! Happy new fun toy!
http://www.google.com/mars/
Hey! I think I saw a little green guy waving at me! :-)
That was probably me, cleaning up the Polar Lander site. We thought the
green suits were funny, until those guys from the Nat'l Enquirer showed
up. Best investigative reporting on the planet..<g>
-Panama Floyd, Nix Olympia
EAC Martian Commander
"Akk akk akk akk akk! AAK akk akk"
-Akkkakk
Shall I cue the Slim Whitman music?
--
John Hachmann aa #1782
"Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities"
-Voltaire
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