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Methane on Mars Spikes Frequently, but Source Still Unknown
newsmax.com ^ | 12/16/2014 | unknown

Posted on 12/17/2014 10:47:12 AM PST by rktman

Methane, a gas that on Earth comes mainly from living organisms, spikes regularly on Mars but scientists have not been able to pinpoint the source, according to new research out Tuesday.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Miscellaneous; Philosophy
KEYWORDS: intergalacticgas; martianprobes
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What the heck are we paying these guys for? Can't the Hubble space scope see the dang martian cows? Must be that they blend in with the landscape huh?
1 posted on 12/17/2014 10:47:12 AM PST by rktman
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Titan must be teeming with life.


2 posted on 12/17/2014 10:49:19 AM PST by DannyTN
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To: DannyTN

Think Water World?


3 posted on 12/17/2014 10:49:57 AM PST by rktman (Served in the Navy to protect the rights of those that want to take some of mine away. Odd, eh?)
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Martians love a good fart.


4 posted on 12/17/2014 10:50:14 AM PST by pallis
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BEAVERS!

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3238156/posts


5 posted on 12/17/2014 10:51:00 AM PST by SZonian (Throwing our allegiances to political parties in the long run gave away our liberty.)
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To: rktman

Must be fracking.


6 posted on 12/17/2014 10:52:06 AM PST by SelmaLee
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To: DannyTN

Thats what I thought too.
Clearly there is a disconnect on how hydrocarbons form other than dinosaurs decomposing. :-)


7 posted on 12/17/2014 10:52:23 AM PST by Zathras
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Sorry, I had beans for lunch.


8 posted on 12/17/2014 10:53:32 AM PST by justlurking (tagline removed, as demanded by Admin Moderator)
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There must be cows on the Mars!


9 posted on 12/17/2014 10:54:14 AM PST by Cowboy Bob (They are called "Liberals" because the word "parasite" was already taken.)
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It's their cabbage festivals.

10 posted on 12/17/2014 10:56:07 AM PST by Snickering Hound
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And they glow in the dark there, too.


11 posted on 12/17/2014 10:58:00 AM PST by Catmom (We're all gonna get the punishment only some of us deserve.)
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To: Cowboy Bob
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3238224/posts

Please refer all posters on this thread to the above. The question has been answered.

12 posted on 12/17/2014 10:58:25 AM PST by Kenny Bunk (The fate of the Republic rests in the hands of the '15 -16 Congress. God help us.)
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It is coming from underground. Martian gophers!


13 posted on 12/17/2014 10:58:43 AM PST by BigEdLB (Now there ARE 1,000,000 regrets - but it may be too late.)
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To: SunkenCiv

May be of interest. (after ignoring the typical attempts at humor)


14 posted on 12/17/2014 10:58:46 AM PST by KoRn (Department of Homeland Security, Certified - "Right Wing Extremist")
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15 posted on 12/17/2014 11:04:23 AM PST by dsrtsage (One half of all people have below average IQ. In the US the number is 54%i)
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To: rktman

Let’s frack Mars next.


16 posted on 12/17/2014 11:05:26 AM PST by cicero2k
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Methane, and for example crude oil are or can be abiotic.

Just sayin’.

5.56mm


17 posted on 12/17/2014 11:05:45 AM PST by M Kehoe
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18 posted on 12/17/2014 11:08:56 AM PST by kjam22 (my music video "If My People" at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74b20RjILy4)
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19 posted on 12/17/2014 11:10:40 AM PST by Petrosius
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I know EXACTLY where the methane comes from:

Harry Reid wanted to be an astronaut, so NASA sent him up there on the QT.


20 posted on 12/17/2014 11:12:29 AM PST by PATRIOT1876
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