[sleavelessinseattle]

And then there's the whole Did I just hear and smell your fart Abdullard? I have committed Haral...I must pray...I hope that 2 minute retro burn can wait until I'm done purifying myself!

[RightWhale]

Here's an idea of the articles appearing in Science magazine that will have to do for official publication of the huge quantities of water discovered on Mars since NASA itself is ignoring this most momentous event.

You'll have to register to view the abstracts on-line.

From Science magazine, 31 May 02 Distribution of Hydrogen in the Near-Surface of Mars: Evidence for Subsurface Ice Deposits

W. V. Boynton, W. C. Feldman, S. W. Squyres, T. Prettyman, J. Brückner, L. G. Evans, R. C. Reedy, R. Starr, J. R. Arnold, D. M. Drake, P. A. J. Englert, A. E. Metzger, Igor Mitrofanov, J. I. Trombka, C. d'Uston, H. Wänke, O. Gasnault, D. K. Hamara, D. M. Janes, R. L. Marcialis, S. Maurice, I. Mikheeva, G. J. Taylor, R. Tokar, and C. Shinohara

Published online May 30 2002; 10.1126/science.1073722 (Science Express Reports )

[ Global Distribution of Neutrons from Mars: Results from Mars Odyssey

W. C. Feldman, W. V. Boynton, R. L. Tokar, T. H. Prettyman, O. Gasnault, S. W. Squyres, R. C. Elphic, D. J. Lawrence, S. L. Lawson, S. Maurice, G. W. McKinney, K. R. Moore, and R. C. Reedy

Published online May 30 2002; 10.1126/science.1073541 (Science Express Reports )

Tip of the Martian Iceberg?

Jim Bell

Published online May 30 2002; 10.1126/science.1074025 (Science Express Perspectives )