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Shankapotomus

(4,840 posts) Tue Nov 20, 2012, 11:25 AM Nov 2012

Big News From Mars? Rover Scientists Mum For Now [View all]

November 20, 2012
Scientists working on NASA's six-wheeled rover on Mars have a problem. But it's a good problem.

They have some exciting new results from one of the rover's instruments. On the one hand, they'd like to tell everybody what they found, but on the other, they have to wait because they want to make sure their results are not just some fluke or error in their instrument.

It's a bind scientists frequently find...

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Edit: "Grotzinger says it will take several weeks before he and his team are ready to talk about their latest finding."

So yea, I got nothing.

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Big News From Mars? Rover Scientists Mum For Now [View all] Shankapotomus Nov 2012 OP

It's either water or Mitt Romney's tax returns. JaneyVee Nov 2012 #1

Or Romney's off-planet secret bank account. n/t daleo Nov 2012 #68

Maybe they found Karl Rove???? imanamerican63 Nov 2012 #2

Men are from Mars, women from Venus, Rove from Uranus. ChairmanAgnostic Nov 2012 #11

He ain't from MY anus! lastlib Nov 2012 #14

tee & hee! ChairmanAgnostic Nov 2012 #41

Do you know what that post looks like from the outside? Shankapotomus Nov 2012 #43

Based on other recent posts on this board, does your post qualify as a "conspiracy theory"?.... OldDem2012 Nov 2012 #3

There's Twinkies on Mars? Hugin Nov 2012 #4

Radiation? Uben Nov 2012 #5

I'd like to see that, because it doesn't make sense. tridim Nov 2012 #8

But won't the Co2 provide some kind of cover? Taverner Nov 2012 #25

Very little. The Martian atmosphere is THIN NickB79 Nov 2012 #63

Probably not, this has something to do with the rover's chem labs. (nt) Posteritatis Nov 2012 #49

It's whirlwinds. Fawke Em Nov 2012 #6

They found some wind on Mars? randome Nov 2012 #9

If there is enough Co2 for wind, maybe there would be enough for plants... Taverner Nov 2012 #26

There's plenty of wind there Posteritatis Nov 2012 #50

Maybe they planted a tree and it's growing 100X the normal rate. Sheepshank Nov 2012 #75

I think the excitement is more about a Mars atmosphere Fawke Em Nov 2012 #27

Wind, organic molecules, methane--Mars is farting? lastlib Nov 2012 #70

I think the methane is a hint. Chiyo-chichi Nov 2012 #7

You may not be a scientist.... A HERETIC I AM Nov 2012 #10

Love this response because it is apt. Considering the time frame ChisolmTrailDem Nov 2012 #48

Maybe you're no scientist, but I bet you know about how old the earth is... lastlib Nov 2012 #16

I think Rubio is unqualified for public office because of that Shankapotomus Nov 2012 #21

At least some presidens could give credence to where life originated. R. Daneel Olivaw Nov 2012 #33

They already know there's methane on Mars. It's been studied Canuckistanian Nov 2012 #53

... TeeYiYi Nov 2012 #67

I hope it's fossils librechik Nov 2012 #12

Oh wow Setsuna1972 Nov 2012 #13

Methane? If so, I frogmarch Nov 2012 #15

They will do their usual vague reveal of maybe something Javaman Nov 2012 #17

You know, if they found a crab-like thing crawling around there, itd be all over. Warren DeMontague Nov 2012 #32

I very much doubt they're hedging their words to avoid offending the religious right. Posteritatis Nov 2012 #52

Yeah, I feel the same way. randome Nov 2012 #56

Fun! longship Nov 2012 #18

Mars Bars actually come from Mars! Lint Head Nov 2012 #19

They struck Oil. Lawlbringer Nov 2012 #20

OMG I could see that Taverner Nov 2012 #24

That actally may not be as crazy as it sounds johnd83 Nov 2012 #54

Underground aquifers? Taverner Nov 2012 #22

imo, I don't know how Shankapotomus Nov 2012 #28

But underground - there might be a water table Taverner Nov 2012 #31

This is the northern ice cap on mars Shankapotomus Nov 2012 #36

Curiosity found a nest of Ann Coulters! randome Nov 2012 #23

A sub-species of Trumps' hair nt Shankapotomus Nov 2012 #38

Maybe they found Jimmy Hoffa? n/t RKP5637 Nov 2012 #29

Wow. What is it about space and science that makes people unable to do anything except crack jokes? Warren DeMontague Nov 2012 #30

People do have a knack for just mocking something they don't get Posteritatis Nov 2012 #51

That's my first question, too. Is it of independent origin or planetary cross-contamination? Warren DeMontague Nov 2012 #65

Yeah; *if* it's life I'd lay even odds on either explanation Posteritatis Nov 2012 #66

Lighten up, wtf is wrongbwith jokes until we know what they found? Logical Nov 2012 #69

Nothing. Warren DeMontague Nov 2012 #74

Exciting stuff I agree! I hope it is life too! Story of the century because.... Logical Nov 2012 #79

If life originated independently in two places in our solar system, it's likely everywhere. Warren DeMontague Nov 2012 #80

I think it's because the article leaves us guessing ecstatic Nov 2012 #73

They say its one for the History books. MFM008 Nov 2012 #77

So cool. Warren DeMontague Nov 2012 #78

living organisms stlsaxman Nov 2012 #34

I already know what it is. Proof of liquid water flow. It's like a pregnancy test... HopeHoops Nov 2012 #35

Spiders? Tree-Hugger Nov 2012 #37

Turkeys. Really big ones, too. randome Nov 2012 #39

They saw this guy and his hifiguy Nov 2012 #40

My guess is evidence of bacterial life or... fearnobush Nov 2012 #42

They sampled the face and found a zit. Eddie Haskell Nov 2012 #44

I believe the picture speaks for itself pokerfan Nov 2012 #45

martians? Liberal_in_LA Nov 2012 #46

Actually, yes, probably... Science Geek Nov 2012 #55

that would be an amazing find. Liberal_in_LA Nov 2012 #64

It's Mars that's made of green cheese, not the Moon. MineralMan Nov 2012 #47

uhoh Bosonic Nov 2012 #57

They found a Sasquatch footprint. Why not he seems to be everywhere. doc03 Nov 2012 #58

It's about the face. Right? LiberalAndProud Nov 2012 #59

I used to love to listen to him on Art Bell. Kingofalldems Nov 2012 #60

I laughed at his ability to deceive himself. LiberalAndProud Nov 2012 #62

Martian silverfish. You heard it here first. nt Poll_Blind Nov 2012 #61

The rover came 'round a rock and bumped into a Starbucks. LeftyMom Nov 2012 #71

K&R burrowowl Nov 2012 #72

What is Obama hiding!?!!!???!!! Viking12 Nov 2012 #76