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This is huge: *current* liquid water on Mars.

Started by trdsf, July 25, 2018, 03:26:12 PM

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trdsf

It's under the southern polar ice cap.

Ladies and gentlemen, we have a native Martian habitat.  Whether anything's in it remains to be seen, but dayamn.
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SGOS

Is this mentioned in the Bible?  How can we know it's true then?

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Cavebear

Quote from: SGOS on July 25, 2018, 03:41:48 PM
Is this mentioned in the Bible?  How can we know it's true then?

Sorry, I'm still reeling from the recent Mouse invasion.

Yeah, I get it.  But didn't we already know there was ice there?

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SGOS

Quote from: Cavebear on July 25, 2018, 03:47:52 PM
Yeah, I get it.  But didn't we already know there was ice there?
Hmmm.  I guess I better read the link.

SGOS

Quote from: SGOS on July 25, 2018, 03:54:49 PM
Hmmm.  I guess I better read the link.
Ah ha!  It's water in it's liquid state, not just the ice you would expect.

Cavebear

Quote from: SGOS on July 25, 2018, 03:56:22 PM
Ah ha!  It's water in it's liquid state, not just the ice you would expect.

Ice + low pressure = water.  OK.

What am I missing here?
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Quote from: Cavebear on July 25, 2018, 04:00:14 PM
Ice + low pressure = water.  OK.

What am I missing here?
There's a 20 km body of liquid water just been found.
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Unbeliever

I predict they won't find any sort of life there, but I hope I'm wrong.
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Cavebear

Quote from: Unbeliever on July 25, 2018, 04:17:02 PM
I predict they won't find any sort of life there, but I hope I'm wrong.

I suspect there might be water slime all over the universe.  But not a jellyfish.  And if a jellyfish, not a fish.  But if something like a mammal, intelligence.
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Unbeliever

I doubt seriously that there's anything even remotely approaching a microbe. No life of any kind.

But remember, I'm a pessimist.
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Cavebear

Quote from: Unbeliever on July 25, 2018, 04:26:33 PM
I doubt seriously that there's anything even remotely approaching a microbe. No life of any kind.

But remember, I'm a pessimist.

I would be insanely happy with a microbe.  A mere suggestion of an RNA structure would make me at least giddy.
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Cavebear

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Hakurei Reimu

Well, it is where you'd expect to be able to find water on Mars â€" underneath something rather solid.
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Quote from: Cavebear on July 25, 2018, 05:59:52 PM
I hereby name it Lake Hillary.  Let Trump go nuts, LOL!
I like it! Lake Hillary - I wonder how you could spread the idea? :-)
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