Comments on: Scientist Smackdown: Did Mars Phoenix Find Liquid Water? http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/03/17/scientist-smackdown-did-mars-phoenix-find-liquid-water/ 80beats is DISCOVER's news aggregator, weaving together the choicest tidbits from the best articles covering the day\'s most compelling topics. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:49:41 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Aldo http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/03/17/scientist-smackdown-did-mars-phoenix-find-liquid-water/comment-page-1/#comment-21161 Aldo Sun, 22 Mar 2009 19:56:59 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/03/17/scientist-smackdown-did-mars-phoenix-find-liquid-water/#comment-21161 Mark, if we were ever in a situation where we were even considering 'colonizing' Mars, then I doubt we would be very concerned over errant sneezes on the Martian surface. Other way around, maybe. In any case, this is big news. Hope to see it picked up by big agencies soon. Mark, if we were ever in a situation where we were even considering ‘colonizing’ Mars, then I doubt we would be very concerned over errant sneezes on the Martian surface.

Other way around, maybe.

In any case, this is big news. Hope to see it picked up by big agencies soon.

]]> By: HLR http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/03/17/scientist-smackdown-did-mars-phoenix-find-liquid-water/comment-page-1/#comment-21119 HLR Sat, 21 Mar 2009 22:33:20 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/03/17/scientist-smackdown-did-mars-phoenix-find-liquid-water/#comment-21119 If so much money wasn't spent in the military complex machine, we could of been at Mars 20 years ago getting hands on experience and would have learned what Mars would already be like geologically. If so much money wasn’t spent in the military complex machine, we could of been at Mars 20 years ago getting hands on experience and would have learned what Mars would already be like geologically.

]]> By: Mark http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/03/17/scientist-smackdown-did-mars-phoenix-find-liquid-water/comment-page-1/#comment-20964 Mark Thu, 19 Mar 2009 11:27:34 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/03/17/scientist-smackdown-did-mars-phoenix-find-liquid-water/#comment-20964 Indeed, if even microbial life is ever found on Mars, which I suspect will NOT be the case, it will essentially shut off any chance for colonization. Squabbling about whether we end up contaminating Mars with our own microbes would end up paralyzing humanity. Indeed, if even microbial life is ever found on Mars, which I suspect will NOT be the case, it will essentially shut off any chance for colonization. Squabbling about whether we end up contaminating Mars with our own microbes would end up paralyzing humanity.

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