ConqueringWolf
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Post by ConqueringWolf on Feb 23, 2005 19:52:13 GMT -5
LONDON (Reuters) - A European space probe scanning the surface of Mars has discovered what scientists say appears to be a giant frozen sea near the planet's equator. The discovery was the first of a body of what may be water that has been found away from the polar ice caps and was revealed by the Mars Express spacecraft that has been orbiting and photographing the planet for a year. Although the high resolution images only cover an area a few tens of kilometers across, they are in what appears to be a flood plain measuring a massive 800 kilometers long by 900 kilometers wide. The area is covered by a thick layer of volcanic ash, according to the European Space Agency which has published the images on its Web Site www.esa.int. They show a flat plain that is covered with irregular block-like shapes. "They look just like the rafts of fragmented sea ice that lie off the coast of Antarctica on Earth," the ESA Web Site said. story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=570&ncid=753&e=2&u=/nm/20050223/sc_nm/space_mars_dcAWESOME....I bet they find some life frozen in the ice...
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xkamelx
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Post by xkamelx on Feb 25, 2005 15:49:57 GMT -5
This is a really interesting time to be a space buff, with all of the new discoveries on Mars and all, as well as with all of the break throughs in science and technology.
A frozen sea on Mars huh? That opens the door to so many possabilities that it is amazing. I would imagine there is some frozen life in it.
Also, have the determined the epth of the sea? How do we know it isn't extremely deep, with the bottom part a liqued due to thermal vents of the planet? It is alread theorized that there is liqued water under the surface of the planet. That, along with warmth from these vents is enough to sustain life, as we have already proven here on Earth.
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Post by timewarp on Feb 26, 2005 19:59:19 GMT -5
Odds are very good of scientists finding life on mars. There obviously is volcanic activity to provide heat, and there are underground seas. We might even find life living in the water.
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oblivion
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Post by oblivion on Feb 26, 2005 20:49:26 GMT -5
And then my quiz results will be 100% correct!
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Post by voyager on Mar 6, 2005 20:41:46 GMT -5
To be honest, it didnt surprise me because with Europa( 1 of Jupiters many moons) supposedly having water, finding it next door would be a great possibility
Still intriguing though, but not surprising
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