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So, where did the water on Mars come from?
The Toronto Star ^
| 3/7/04
| Terence Dickinson
Posted on 03/07/2004 2:21:58 AM PST by LibWhacker
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To: LibWhacker
But where did the water come from?The Culligan Man?
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posted on
03/07/2004 5:21:16 AM PST
by
mewzilla
To: LibWhacker
So if the earth had been just a little closer or farther from the sun, no people. If we had been hit by just a few more comets, no dry land, and no people. Hmmm.
To: LibWhacker
Interesting article. Thanks for posting it.
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posted on
03/07/2004 5:24:57 AM PST
by
PGalt
To: LibWhacker
Two parts hydrogen and one part oxygen?
To: Joe Boucher
Oddly enough, there are SOME who say the flood was not just an event that happened here on the earth, but was a literal cataclysm...I am not even pretending to understand this theory, nor do I back it, so don't flame me guys...maybe a side effect of a comet swarm hitting the earth was the fact that Mars was in the way...I do find it rather odd that the photos of Phobos and Deimos are quite similar to the photo we had earlier this year of the nucleus of a comet.
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posted on
03/07/2004 5:36:03 AM PST
by
Preech1
(There is one God and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus.)
To: LibWhacker
"Venus, Mercury and Mars, the other approximately Earth-sized planets, likely suffered similar collisions around the same time. (How convenient)
Comets were formed farther out from the sun than Earth, but in such abundance that they also rained down in the early solar system. There you go, public school in; junk science out.
To: LibWhacker
It cost NASA $1B to prove what could be concluded from a good telescope photo.
Personally, I am all for reaching beyond the limits of Earth. We will do it of course, whether I like it or not. Our pioneering spirit is instinctual, and necessary to our survival. We will continue to spread our seeds as far and wide as possible.
NASA just isn't the answere. We should invest our exploration dollars in private enterprises, offering grants and rewards for specified achievments. Safety would improve, the ins companies would see to it. Obstacles would be quickly overcome, as companies raced to reach their goals.
Companies might also supplement their govt payroll thru commercial advertising. I have no problem with a "McOrbiter"...thats where you go before transferring down to the "Wrigglies" Bubble Dome, and entering the "Phillip Morris" Decontamination Chambers (Which would also be the only place under the dome that smoking is permitted.)
To: LibWhacker
Where did the water come from? "The only reasonable answer is comets."
So then, where did the water in the comets come from?
To: LibWhacker
What causes free hydrogen and free oxygen to combine to make water in the first place?
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posted on
03/07/2004 6:05:56 AM PST
by
William Terrell
(Individuals can exist without government but government can't exist without individuals.)
To: Crazieman
Easy. The Bush administration destroyed the martian atmosphere and used all the water.
I think you're onto something. I bet Halliburton was involved - Cheney is lining his pockets!
NO BLOOD FOR MARTIAN WATER!!! </sarcasm
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posted on
03/07/2004 6:49:44 AM PST
by
Condor51
("Diplomacy without arms is like music without instruments." -- Frederick the Great)
To: norwaypinesavage; LibWhacker
So then, where did the water in the comets come from?
My question, exactly!
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posted on
03/07/2004 7:29:06 AM PST
by
MaryFromMichigan
(Insanity isn't so bad, once you get used to it)
To: William Terrell; Tooters
>>>What causes free hydrogen and free oxygen to combine to make water in the first place?
Heat. In the case of the our emerging solar system, heat from the coalescing solar nebula. Something (radiation pressure from the young Sun?) shoved water and dust far away, out into the realm of the Oort Cloud where comets are believed to abound. Occasionally something disturbs the cloud (nearby passage of another star, some theorize) and sends comets towards the inner solar system.
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posted on
03/07/2004 8:33:55 AM PST
by
ngc6656
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To: ngc6656
Thanks for the quick response, ngc6656.
Do you have time for one more question?
I heard there was a movie called "Mars Needs Women".
Is that true?
Does Mars need women?
If so, why?
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posted on
03/07/2004 8:41:38 AM PST
by
MaryFromMichigan
(Insanity isn't so bad, once you get used to it)
To: Arthur McGowan
So if the earth had been just a little closer or farther from the sun, no people. If we had been hit by just a few more comets, no dry land, and no people. Hmmm. IMO, Authur, it would have required more than a few more comets. But you have hit on how critical small changes in distances (on an astronomical scale) are to the question of the existance of life as we know it in any planetary system.
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posted on
03/07/2004 8:45:05 AM PST
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ngc6656
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To: Tooters
I heard there was a movie called "Mars Needs Women". Is that true? Does Mars need women? If so, why? Why am I sitting here laughing, is this a trick question? ;>)
I do not know the answer. If you do, please share it with us!
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posted on
03/07/2004 8:50:42 AM PST
by
ngc6656
(Freepaholics Anonymous advisory: Don't freep and drive.)
To: LibWhacker
Q: Where did the water on Mars come from?
A: Where did the water on Earth come from?
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posted on
03/07/2004 8:51:53 AM PST
by
Bloody Sam Roberts
(If you can read this...you're too close.)
To: LibWhacker
So, where did the water on Mars come from? ![](http://members.cox.net/mkpl/bakergr/baker-4.jpg)
There are theories......
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posted on
03/07/2004 9:00:49 AM PST
by
uglybiker
(Evil Overlord Rule #86: Don't turn into a snake. It never helps.)
To: ngc6656
Heat combines free hydrogen and free oxygen, and electricity separates them? Has anybody combined the two elements into water using artificial heat?
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posted on
03/07/2004 9:32:57 AM PST
by
William Terrell
(Individuals can exist without government but government can't exist without individuals.)
To: William Terrell
Has anybody combined the two elements into water using artificial heat? Many times in high school chemistry and physics classes, I would guess.
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posted on
03/07/2004 9:49:51 AM PST
by
ngc6656
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To: LibWhacker
For that to be the case, earth's temperature would have to have been too high to allow liquid water except at the poles.
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