Mars rover's first rock samples reveal lengthy water exposure

upi ^ | Paul Brinkmann

[MarvinStinson]

[MarvinStinson]

[knarf]

IF

There was once water on Mars and

IF

There was once life on Mars ....

Unless Mars is gazillions of years older than earth ... what happened to the good ol' H2O ?

[AAABEST]

"We determined salt granules in the rock indicate it was exposed to water,"

Translation: We still, despite all our bulls**t weasel-words and tap dancing, cannot objectively prove there was ever water on Mars.

[PIF]

Kinda looks like some sort of footprint - on the right side of the image ...must be some sort of wind blown soil pattern.

[Leep]

The leftist Martians ruined the planet?

[ArtDodger]

Finally proof of life on Mars! Must have been pretty scary borer bees that could drill those holes in that rock!! :/

[bobcat62]

(Martian) global warming?

[blueunicorn6]

I’m sorry but I drank all that lemonade and it was a long way to the next gas station.

[EEGator]

A.K.A. “We need more money.”

[frogjerk]

Water or traces of water on Mars, cold fusion and Sasquatch are all in the same group.

[Made In The USA]

We should send Joe up there to check it out.

[cableguymn]

More proof of man made climate change.

(/s)

[cableguymn]

wind and sand make a great... sandblaster...

[Lockbox]

Ok, Mars had water. Water gone, must be due to the climate change of global warming! Ok, so who drove the gasoline cars on Mars to cause the global warming?

[Fester Chugabrew]

“We determined salt granules in the rock indicate it was exposed to water . . . .”

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I tend to concur with your comment. On what basis does the presence of salt necessitate, let alone intimate, the presence of water at any time? Do the facts at all lend credence to the assumptions?

[Chaguito]

Evaporated in the warming caused by SUVs

[OftheOhio]

I played around with Goggle Mars years ago. I traveled across the planet and came across many places that looked like watering holes. I took screen shots of the places. I entertained having them made into much larger pictures and having an art exhibit. Some of them were that striking and beautiful.

[bgill]

When we finally get that worldwide flood, we’ll only need to send it to Mars. Problem solved on both planets.