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Originally posted by Phage
reply to post by InnerPeace2012
But...but... what about the rocks that look like living creatures?
Clues to this habitable environment come from data returned by the rover's Sample Analysis at Mars (SAM) and Chemistry and Mineralogy (CheMin) instruments. The data indicate the Yellowknife Bay area the rover is exploring was the end of an ancient river system or an intermittently wet lake bed that could have provided chemical energy and other favorable conditions for microbes. The rock is made up of a fine-grained mudstone containing clay minerals, sulfate minerals and other chemicals. This ancient wet environment, unlike some others on Mars, was not harshly oxidizing, acidic or extremely salty.
NASA:
We have found some minerals that may or may not have been formed by water that may or may not conclude that Mars may or may not have had a wetter, warmer climate.
Me:
I may or may not be impressed with this press release...I am betting the latter...
Originally posted by pinobot
What a supprise, clay proofs there may have been water..
The pumps and pipes could have been a clue too.
Originally posted by wildespace
Originally posted by pinobot
What a supprise, clay proofs there may have been water..
The pumps and pipes could have been a clue too.
But not just any water! pH-neutral water that wasn't too salty.
Originally posted by Zarniwoop
reply to post by abeverage
NASA:
We have found some minerals that may or may not have been formed by water that may or may not conclude that Mars may or may not have had a wetter, warmer climate.
Me:
I may or may not be impressed with this press release...I am betting the latter...
NASA:
"Made ya look"