I added a few links of interest.
Nothing more, nothing less.
Friday, December 08, 2006
Wednesday, December 06, 2006
Annnddd Nasa steals the spotlight for a moment.
Hot on the heels of the proposed moon base that has caused glee in many. (Hi Bigelow)
NASA has announced an important discovery that should give another reason to go to Mars.
Mars has liquid water.
At least some in underground reservoirs and perhaps occasionally puddles of very briny water on its surface. (A study a while back confirmed that very briny water can stay liquid on Mars's surface.
Many people including my self have been speculating that there are underground reservoirs of water on Mars.
Now however we have evidence of their existence.
Shall we take a moment too think about the possible uses of these reservoirs by future colonists and explorers.
1. One may be a able to drill for water much like oil on Mars therefore gaining somewhat easier access to water on Mars instead of digging into the permafrost.
2. The water must also be highly briny and choke full of minerals therefore creating an added bonus for extracting the resource.
3. Mars's surface is one of a sterile poison dust-laden desert, therefore any Martian life is probably independent of solar energy and are extremophiles hidden underground. If so they may of possible evolved certain genes that may be of great value to terraforming Mars and/or other planets. Therefore bio tech may turn out to be a great export for Mars, helping to sustain it and keep meddling government bureaucracies from controlling it. (Y halo thar U.N)
Of course though once life is discovered we would go through given stage of OMGWTFBBQ WE ARN'T ALONEZORS?! We should also press on to search life elsewhere, in the solar system and beyond.
For the stars beckon my friends.
NASA has announced an important discovery that should give another reason to go to Mars.
Mars has liquid water.
At least some in underground reservoirs and perhaps occasionally puddles of very briny water on its surface. (A study a while back confirmed that very briny water can stay liquid on Mars's surface.
Many people including my self have been speculating that there are underground reservoirs of water on Mars.
Now however we have evidence of their existence.
Shall we take a moment too think about the possible uses of these reservoirs by future colonists and explorers.
1. One may be a able to drill for water much like oil on Mars therefore gaining somewhat easier access to water on Mars instead of digging into the permafrost.
2. The water must also be highly briny and choke full of minerals therefore creating an added bonus for extracting the resource.
3. Mars's surface is one of a sterile poison dust-laden desert, therefore any Martian life is probably independent of solar energy and are extremophiles hidden underground. If so they may of possible evolved certain genes that may be of great value to terraforming Mars and/or other planets. Therefore bio tech may turn out to be a great export for Mars, helping to sustain it and keep meddling government bureaucracies from controlling it. (Y halo thar U.N)
Of course though once life is discovered we would go through given stage of OMGWTFBBQ WE ARN'T ALONEZORS?! We should also press on to search life elsewhere, in the solar system and beyond.
For the stars beckon my friends.
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