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Ichingcarpenter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-30-08 12:32 PM Original message |
Mars' Water Appears To Have Been Too Salty To Support Life |
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DS1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-30-08 12:35 PM Response to Original message |
1. Oh NO! There's too much SALT IN IT! |
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libnnc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-30-08 02:03 PM Response to Reply #1 |
12. It's RARW!111 |
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DS1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-30-08 02:22 PM Response to Reply #12 |
14. wasn't that disgusting? |
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bicentennial_baby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-30-08 10:17 PM Response to Reply #1 |
22. You are a donkey!! |
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Frank Cannon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-31-08 04:52 AM Response to Reply #1 |
30. LOL. Thanks for that. |
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Mojorabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-30-08 12:44 PM Response to Original message |
2. We are still finding |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-30-08 12:51 PM Response to Original message |
3. Some critters LIKE really salty water: |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-30-08 01:07 PM Response to Original message |
4. That would depend on the volume of water, wouldn't it? |
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Xipe Totec (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-30-08 01:09 PM Response to Original message |
5. Water can evaporate and precipitate somewhere else |
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FiveGoodMen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-30-08 01:22 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. My first thought as well. |
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librechik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-30-08 01:35 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. indeed. Don't think about Mars anymore. We've decided it's impossible |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-30-08 01:16 PM Response to Original message |
6. If Earth's oceans evaporated off, wouldn't the last liquid parts be a thick brine? |
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Shoelace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-30-08 01:28 PM Response to Original message |
8. scientist says "they make good points but carry it too far" |
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sutz12 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-30-08 01:53 PM Response to Original message |
10. Why now? |
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Posteritatis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-30-08 10:52 PM Response to Reply #10 |
25. Academic publications are often set up months to a year or so in advance |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-30-08 01:57 PM Response to Original message |
11. Meh... |
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mikeytherat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-30-08 02:08 PM Response to Original message |
13. Here's a novel idea: let's keep searching, actually FIND THE WATER, |
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Blaq Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-30-08 02:29 PM Response to Original message |
15. Maybe it use to be one big urinal left by aliens |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-30-08 02:39 PM Response to Original message |
16. I'm backing up everything said in this thread |
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ngant17 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-30-08 03:23 PM Response to Reply #16 |
19. there are halophilic species |
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Peace Patriot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-30-08 03:06 PM Response to Original message |
17. Piffle! How many times do we have to learn that the conditions for life are NOT |
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ladjf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-30-08 03:10 PM Response to Original message |
18. In so far as salt in water concentrates as evaporation takes |
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Q3JR4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-30-08 08:49 PM Response to Original message |
20. I totally agree.... |
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Duer 157099 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-30-08 09:16 PM Response to Original message |
21. You know, if they really wanted to be honest |
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Blaq Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-30-08 10:23 PM Response to Reply #21 |
24. I think they're trying to find OIL there |
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TaffyMoon (257 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-30-08 10:19 PM Response to Original message |
23. Just "Life As We Know It", Not Life. |
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MilesColtrane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-30-08 11:10 PM Response to Original message |
26. A Great Salt Ocean? |
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Psephos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-31-08 01:23 AM Response to Reply #26 |
27. very funny! n/t |
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Solon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-31-08 01:44 AM Response to Original message |
28. Isn't this kinda like judging all of Earth's oceans on what the the Dead Sea is like? |
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and-justice-for-all (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-31-08 03:45 AM Response to Reply #28 |
29. I thought there were organisms leaving in the Dead Sea? nt |
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