[Young Werther]

Needless to say that Alglobe will demand carbon credit payments for this CO2 emission by Rovers.

Especially Marvin's Rover!

[babygene]

“which could prove that there was life on the planet”

What a stupid thing to say....

[Vineyard]

The writer is a functional illiterate. ....

They were only expected to be there for three months when their missions started in 2004.

Since there is no way to remove the Rovers - they would be expected to be there forever (or until we get to Mars and bring them back and put them in a museum ...).

On the other hand, a more accurate statement would have indicated that ...They were only expected to function for a few months before they failed. The designer/builder was tasked to build the Rovers to last at least 30 days!

Maybe its a nit - but writers of scientific articles should strive to be technically accurate!

Mike

[Elsiejay]

Martian rocks contain silica? How utterly!!

[B-Chan]

OMGSILICA!!!!!!!!111!1!!11!

[Names Ash Housewares]

Ain’t those rovers something!

Even something initially thought bad had produced something good they may not have found at all.

That broken wheel turned into a surface grater!

[LiteKeeper]

strong evidence that water did flow on Mars, which could prove that there was life on the planet.

This is a non sequitor. The presence of water does not prove anything. The leaps of faith never cease to amaze me!

[raftguide]

“hope that we can show that Mars was once habitable and possibly supported life.”

Too cold! Life likes warmer places.