Mars: Evidence of Water Flows at Ancient Impact Crater Endeavour

[Tank]

Mars: Evidence of Water Flows at Ancient Impact Crater Endeavour

ScienceDaily (May 3, 2012) — Evidence of ancient water at a Martian crater is the latest in a long series of discoveries by a surprisingly long-lived Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity, according to a paper published in the May 4 edition of the journal Science entitled, "Ancient Impact and Aqueous Processes at Endeavour Crater, Mars." The latest discovery was made at the rim of the Endeavour Crater, a large ancient impact crater on Mars measuring 14 miles in diameter.

"The rover discovered evidence for low temperature liquid water and environments that would be conducive for life," said Scott M. McLennan, Professor of Geochemistry at Stony Brook University and a member of the team that published the paper (Steven Squyres of Cornell University headed the team and is the principal investigator for the science instruments carried by the rover). Dr. McLennan noted that this was the third area on Mars visited by the Mars rovers that has produced evidence of "habitable" ancient geological environments...

Once is luck, twice is coincidence, three times is a trend!

[OldGit]

The little green men are dug in deep, waiting for better days.

[ThinkAnarchy]

Martians were the go-to aliens for books, tv, and movies in the 20th century. Perhaps they were on to something. 

[Amicale]

Martians were the go-to aliens for books, tv, and movies in the 20th century. Perhaps they were on to something. 

Guess more realistic than big gas-giant aliens or freeeeezing cold ice aliens, on other planets. We think they're out there somewhere, just not living on Mars anymore even if they once did. Coulda missed us by millions of years.

[markmcdaniel]

Martians were the go-to aliens for books, tv, and movies in the 20th century. Perhaps they were on to something. 

Guess more realistic than big gas-giant aliens or freeeeezing cold ice aliens, on other planets. We think they're out there somewhere, just not living on Mars anymore even if they once did. Coulda missed us by millions of years.

The best evidence is that any life that existed on Mars did miss us by millions of years. On the other head we might just want to be careful next time we excavate any crashed spaceship found in the London tube system.

[OldGit]

On the other head we might just want to be careful next time we excavate any crashed spaceship found in the London tube system.

Ha!  A Quatermass fan!  I remember watching 'Quatermass and the Pit" on the old b/w TV.  I was a small kid and it terrified me.

Mark, have you ever heard the Goons' parody of that, 'Quatermass OBE'?

[markmcdaniel]

On the other head we might just want to be careful next time we excavate any crashed spaceship found in the London tube system.

Ha!  A Quatermass fan!  I remember watching 'Quatermass and the Pit" on the old b/w TV.  I was a small kid and it terrified me.

Mark, have you ever heard the Goons' parody of that, 'Quatermass OBE'?

Can't say that I have.