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Man could survive on Mars
Sydney Morning Herald ^
| 12/10/03
| Sydney Morning Herald
Posted on 01/16/2004 5:45:43 PM PST by ambrose
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To: ambrose
I remember reading an article in Popular Science a few years back about the "Terraformation of Mars"...anyone see it?
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posted on
01/16/2004 6:14:47 PM PST
by
Dr. Marten
("HOW MANY ILLEGALS DOES IT TAKE TO CREATE AZTLAN IN AMERICA?!?!" ~ABA)
To: ambrose
Maybe the locals would help.
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posted on
01/16/2004 6:14:52 PM PST
by
ElkGroveDan
(Fighting for Freedom and Having Fun)
To: ambrose
I'll happily volunteer to be one of the first colonists to Mars. Well, I reckon I'm too old now ... (Translation: "No! I don't want to DIE!")
To: microgood
Yes, I know what happened to Arnold when he slid down that hole until the atmosphere kicked in. He did the same thing when he got to Sacramento and met Jacki Goldberg.
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posted on
01/16/2004 6:16:05 PM PST
by
ElkGroveDan
(Fighting for Freedom and Having Fun)
To: LibKill
"
Some hard science (FACTS), with a little explanation for us who are not scientists, would be greatly appreciated."Atmospheric pressure (average) is equivalent to the Earth's at about 100,000 foot elevation; Atmosphere is about 95% CO2, the rest unbreatheable; Gravity is about one-third that of earth; Average temperature is about -60 degrees F.
Sure sounds people friendly to me! (/sarc.)
To: nightdriver
Atmospheric pressure (average) is equivalent to the Earth's at about 100,000 foot elevation OK so all we have to do is dig a 100,000 foot hole and live there.
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posted on
01/16/2004 6:18:43 PM PST
by
ElkGroveDan
(Fighting for Freedom and Having Fun)
To: nightdriver
I believe that it averages 60 degrees F during the day on the Martian equator. Not too bad.
As for the rest, the key is to tap into the underground caverns where the Martians reside.
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posted on
01/16/2004 6:19:24 PM PST
by
ambrose
To: billorites
I've never heard of a millibar of atmospheric pressure so it can't be THAT important.
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posted on
01/16/2004 6:20:24 PM PST
by
Gumption
((/sarcasm))
To: ElkGroveDan
Of course, for all we know, the Martians could be playing with our intstruments, hoping to fool us into not colonizing their planet.
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posted on
01/16/2004 6:20:50 PM PST
by
ambrose
To: ElkGroveDan
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posted on
01/16/2004 6:22:09 PM PST
by
ambrose
To: billorites
Top of Pikes Peak = ~500 mb?
Top of Everest = ?
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posted on
01/16/2004 6:23:55 PM PST
by
Paladin2
To: ambrose
I'll wait patiently for the
Pathfinder or the
New Frontiers or even, God forbid, the
Enterprise to knock out the job.
Actually, I expect private enterprise like the Gay Deciever or the Dora to make the pathway.
But I'm a hopeless romantic.
To: ambrose
And on the fifth day, Al Gore invented Mars.......
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posted on
01/16/2004 6:28:09 PM PST
by
festus
To: ambrose
I'm willing to bet that there are democRATS at the coming Iowa caucus who would believe that your Wal-Mart on Mars photo is genuine!
To: billorites
A sweet and dear old friend of mine went to Llahsa. She immediately got sick and was in bed for days. The third day, a local matron grandmotherly type came by and gave her some herbs.
She was out of bed and well within an hour. Being under 5 feet tall probably helped her too!
Tough little Irish witch, that gal! Broke my heart...
twice.
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posted on
01/16/2004 6:33:30 PM PST
by
djf
To: humblegunner
Titan will one day being a mining outpost. The wealth of minerals which are present there is quite amazing.
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posted on
01/16/2004 6:33:43 PM PST
by
ambrose
To: humblegunner
Titan will one day be a mining outpost. The wealth of minerals which are present there is quite amazing.
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posted on
01/16/2004 6:33:53 PM PST
by
ambrose
To: microgood; ambrose
"I know what happened to Arnold when he slid down that hole until the atmosphere kicked in."Ambrose, if you saw 'Total Recall', you know you just may mutate -- grow a third boob, OR second private-part, and only wind up hanging out at Martian whorehouses....
And who among us can forget Ahnold's stretching out his acting capabilities in this movie? "Give dah peeple air, Cohagen!"
To: ElkGroveDan
Maybe the locals would help.
We need to capture the leader so they can show us where the gold is.
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posted on
01/16/2004 6:43:11 PM PST
by
microgood
(Gollum.....Middle Earth's first lawyer.)
I was very surprised today. Fox News reported that the temp in NYC was colder that that on mars (where the rover is currently). They reported the temp on Mars was 12 degrees F.
I survived -56 F for two weeks one winter. If the temp can get as warm as 12 F, it is feasable (sp) that the temp could get above 32 F. Just thinking.
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posted on
01/16/2004 7:31:39 PM PST
by
Jet Jaguar
(Who would the terrorists vote for?)
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