The Mars rover, Curiosity, has fired its defensive laser at a Mars hostile lifeform!

[yawnmaster]

http://news.yahoo.com/pew-pew-pew-nasas-curiosity-rover-zaps-mars-051410654.html

Apparently, once dead, these Mars creatures look like rocks.

[jberryhill]

1. It's on!

[Uncle Joe]

2. The important thing

is that now Mars is safe for democracy and the American way, those rockerists hated us for our freedoms.

Thanks for the thread, yawnmaster.

[yawnmaster]

5. I agree! I do wish they would release the images taken during the attack.

I'll be watching and posting the latest information as I see it.

[Posteritatis]

7. They did; there's a few with comments on the Bad Astronomy blog. (nt)

[xchrom]

3. Watch out for the Martian Zombie Rocks.

You just can't kill 'em.

[Lint Head]

4. Attack of the Rock People! Aaaaaaaaaah!

[bluedigger]

6. A preemptive strike to keep Mars safe for Democracy!

[Yavin4]

8. Declassified: Here's What They Were Shooting At

[Tikki]

9. Looks like Coronation's husband, Ascension, is...

pretty pissed about her demise.



Tikki

[Motown_Johnny]

10. .

[Chiyo-chichi]

11. Carnac the Magnificent weighs in...