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Astronomy => Alerts! Questions? Discussions... => Topic started by: Mike on Apr 24, 2004, 05:22:00

Title: lake on Mars???
Post by: Mike on Apr 24, 2004, 05:22:00
Take a look at this image from Mars Odyssey - http://themis.la.asu.edu/zoom-20040422a.html - especially the full size image. Now does that look like liquid or what?!?!
Title: lake on Mars???
Post by: Mike on Apr 24, 2004, 07:27:00
I contacted the boffins at NASA who gave a very short statement :-

"Thermophysical data from the TES spectrometer aboard the MGS orbiter tells
us that the substance is basaltic sand."

I sent the url to the BBC news website and told them to post it and fool the world that there is a lake on Mars full of fish. Do you think they will?


[ This Message was edited by: Mike on 2004-04-23 23:32 ]