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Originally posted by 0pass
There is not just standing water but possibly a river on mars.
Link to larger image
River on mars
Original link.
NASA Raw Imageedit on 18-12-2012 by 0pass because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by Unity_99
Even the rocks themselves look worn down as if by running water. I wouldn't consider that area to be dry and the silt look is much like a delta.
Used to pan for gold with my grandfather in creek beds and the colors were a lot like that.edit on 18-12-2012 by Unity_99 because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by BigfootNZ
... so OP, I take it Martian water doesnt flow down slopes like it does here on good old earth.
Maybe its the difference in gravity
How can people look at an image and not see the slopes and planes and topology present in it? No wonder people see some funky stuff that isnt there, their literally seeing a completely different picture to the rest of us... really does make me worried.
Those slate plates are sticking out of at a guess at least a 30 degree slope to my eyes...edit on 18-12-2012 by BigfootNZ because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by qmantoo
I have been wrong before and I am quite prepared to be wrong again, but.... how do we explain the grey area and the dark shadow area.
As I said above, the grey area has NO detail, and the shadow dark area HAS detail in it. This is exactly how an area of water would appear with shadow on part of it and reflection of the lighter sky on the other part of it. This is what we have here. The image above with the two red arrows is correct. The area in question is the area the lower red arrow is pointing at.
Originally posted by Chadwickus
reply to post by qmantoo
Liquid water cannot exist on Mars, the atmospheric pressure and temperature is simply too low.
Originally posted by qmantoo
Starcrossd - I think that strange rock is very interesting as it has at least one hole in it and you can see straight through. Looks like a 'rock' which is only a couple of inches thick too, in fact not very rock-like at all.
I dont really think that Phage's shadows are the same because you can see some detail in the 'sand' areas which lead me to think that the ones in his links are sand perhaps. There will always be shadows, but what we need is a different view of this particular rock area which shows that it is indeed fine sand. (or water)
This one is taken from the tif image linked in my first post.
Can you honestly tell me that this does not LOOK like water or some fluid ? Of course it does.
mars.jpl.nasa.gov...edit on 18 Dec 2012 by qmantoo because: add DXXX link
Originally posted by Urantia1111
Originally posted by Chadwickus
reply to post by qmantoo
Liquid water cannot exist on Mars, the atmospheric pressure and temperature is simply too low.
If you're going to quote directly from my 4th grade science book, you should really use quotation marks and cite properly.
You only "know" this because you've been told this BY the "authority" which might conceivably be intentionally misleading the public on all things space.
Originally posted by Phage
reply to post by PvtHudson
1) That image has had its colors adjusted.
2) Here is a closer view of the same place at the same time and angle:
mars.jpl.nasa.gov...
3) Here is a closer view of the same place at a different time and angle:
mars.jpl.nasa.gov...
Why would the "reflection" move with the direction of the sunlight? No need to ask why shadows would, is there?
edit on 12/18/2012 by Phage because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by Druscilla
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Source: Weather on Mars surprisingly warm
... and 45 above zero to minus 94 is supposed to be "warm".