Water Still Flows in Brief Spurts on Mars

NASA ^ | Dec 6, 2006 | NASA

[Young Werther]

NASA photographs have revealed bright new deposits seen in two gullies on Mars that suggest water carried sediment through them sometime during the past seven years.

"These observations give the strongest evidence to date that water still flows occasionally on the surface of Mars," said Michael Meyer, lead scientist for NASA's Mars Exploration Program, Washington

[Young Werther]

I'm ready to go! Maybe Martian can spare some water for drought parched DFW area!

[Jedi Master Pikachu]

ping.

[Hegemony Cricket]

May you ever drink deep...

[N. Theknow]

Anyone interested in some lakefront property on a Martian canal?

[domenad]

Quuuuuaaaaaaaaiiiiidd.........start the reactor........free Mars.....

BLAM!

[NinoFan]

I'm watching this on NASA TV. They're being even less cautious than this press release suggests. Apparently it's pretty much confirmed. Cool stuff.

[Lazamataz]

I wish to become a Water Brother.

[RightWhale]

"Liquid water, as opposed to the water ice and water vapor known to exist at Mars, is considered necessary for life. The new findings heighten intrigue about the potential for microbial life on Mars. The Mars Orbiter Camera on NASA's Mars Global Surveyor provided the new evidence of the deposits in images taken in 2004 and 2005."

They really ought to get off this Search for Life kick.

[NinoFan]

Yawn. Come to spoil another thread have you?

[RightWhale]

If there is life it will be found. No need to base $15 billion a year expenditure on this. Total waste of direction.

[Columbo]

[Mannaggia l'America]

Is this water anywhere near where the astronauts landed?

[Caesar Soze]

Big deal. Richard Hoagland found evidence for water on Mars years ago. And figural arcologies, hyperdimensional urban planning, and great big glass domes on the Moon.

[Redcloak]

Interesting. This picture shows a new deposit in a crater as well as an older one. Both seem to be coming from the same dark stratum under the surface. A sub-surface aquifer?

[GovernmentIsTheProblem]

"They really ought to get off this Search for Life kick."

Why?

[bkepley]

"These observations give the strongest evidence to date that water still flows occasionally on the surface of Mars,"

Yeah one would think that in the year 2006 we would know one way or the other though.

[RightWhale]

Search for Life is not the reason NASA exists, nor is it the reason for Moon, Mars and Beyond. Assume that life exists on every rocky planet and will be found while the real missions are being done.

[mathprof]

green water?

[TraditionalistMommy]

I will tell you why. Searching for "life on other planets" is another attempt by science to undermime religion and push evolution. How many billions or trilions have been spent to convince people not to believe the Bible?

[RckyRaCoCo]

"this appears to be the middle ground between light and shadow, between science and superstition"